What is your why? – T-SQL Tuesday #111
In this T-SQL Tuesday post, I answer Andy Leonards question of "Why do you do what you do"? It comes down to I automate what I can so that...
2019-02-12
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Blog Posts
What is your why?: T-SQL Tuesday #111
This month Andy Leonard (b/t) wants to know why we do what we do. Funnily enough, this is something I...
2019-02-12
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What’s a differential backup?
Of the different basic types of backups (full, differential and log) I find the differential the most interesting, and frequently...
2019-02-12 (first published: 2019-01-23)
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Why I Do What I Do #tsql2sday
I didn’t originally want to go back into IT after 15 years in the career field. It was 1999 and...
2019-02-12
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Why make?
This post is a response to this month's T-SQL Tuesday #111 prompt by Andy Leonard. T-SQL Tuesday is a way for the SQL Server community to share ideas about...
2019-02-12
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Why make?
This post is a response to this month's T-SQL Tuesday #111 prompt by Andy Leonard. T-SQL Tuesday is a way for the SQL Server community to share ideas about...
2019-02-12
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Configure Kubernetes with minikube
We have discussed about Docker Swarm to know how to use Docker as a Load balance. Today we will discuss about...
2019-02-11
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Creating custom solution templates in Azure Data Factory
(2019-Feb-11) Azure Data Factory (ADF) provides you with a framework for creating data transformation solutions in the Microsoft cloud environment....
2019-02-11
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Data Warehousing Tip #8 – Make it better
In this article I’ll discuss making your data warehouse better. I’ll admit that this is a pretty obvious aspiration, but...
2019-02-11
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Last Week Reading (2019-02-10)
Hello Data Folks! It has been a very fast week and an extensive weekend whilst I have been at SQL...
2019-02-11
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Question of the Day
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