Release Your Inner Synapse
I don’t know about you, but as Microsoft has produced the Azure Synapse platform, I see a plethora of needs that could be fulfilled by it. Being in a...
2021-02-12 (first published: 2021-02-08)
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Blog Posts
Added another 3 new PowerShell functions for reports on Power BI Report Server
I finally did it. I created a function I’ve been wanting to be able to use for *years*. Test-RsRestItemDataSource is here. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve...
2021-02-11 (first published: 2021-02-03)
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Build a Beautiful Site in the WordPress Mobile Apps with Predesigned Page Layouts
We think you'll love the new Starter Page Layouts feature.
2021-02-11
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Daily Coping 11 Feb 2021
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2021-02-11
18 reads
Friend of RedGate 2021
This past month RedGate graciously allowed me to be a part of their Friend of RedGate program. It’s been a great seven year run with this program and I...
2021-02-11
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Set up connection from Azure Data Factory to Databricks
Both, Azure Data Factory and Azure Databricks offer transformations at scale when it comes to ELT processing. On top of that, ADF allows you to orchestrate the whole solution...
2021-02-11 (first published: 2021-02-04)
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Azure SQL DB – Troubleshooting CPU issues
When you have the need to find out real time what is causing high CPU issues within your Azure SQL Database, there is nothing better than using TSQL and...
2021-02-10
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Daily Coping 10 Feb 2021
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2021-02-10
21 reads
Fixing Python on Windows 10 – #SQLNewBlogger
The other day I picked up a laptop, opened a command prompt and typed “python” to check something. I got this: I did have Python 3.8 installed, so upgrading...
2021-02-10
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Grant or Revoke Permission on Power BI Report Server
I have created two new PowerShell functions for Granting or Revoking permission on items in the Power BI Report Catalog. These two will be the probably be the last...
2021-02-10
17 reads
Blogs
KDA: Echoes of Deception - Case 6
By Zikato
A cryptic message, a book cipher hidden in art provenance records, and a trail...
Capturing My Own Metrics: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
A customer was trying to compare two tables and capture a state as a...
Red Flags in Your Query (T-SQL Tuesday #200)
By Zikato
When I'm looking at a query, I bet it's bad if I see... a...
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BIT_COUNT II
In SQL Server 2025, I have a table (dbo.UserPermission) that contains this data:
UserID UserPermissions 15 23 37 4 NULLWhat is returned when I run this code:
select bit_count(UserPermissions) as PermissionCount from dbo.UserPermission where UserID = 4;See possible answers