Where to watch Ignite
In case you aren’t familiar with #MSIgnite, it’s a huge event where Microsoft debuts all the new shiny software that...
2018-09-24
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Blog Posts
3rd Edition, SQL Server Execution Plans, a Story
Four years ago, after a bunch of dithering and some negotiations with Tony Davis, my editor, I started to update...
2018-09-21 (first published: 2018-09-12)
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Azure Integration with Flow
Today I’m talking more about integration with Flow within Azure. Flow is focused around business power users who need to...
2018-09-21
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Best Trick to Extract Data From SQL Server MDF File Instantly
SQL Server is a relational database management system in technology field it supports more than one transaction processing. MDF is...
2018-09-21
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Best Trick to Extract Data From SQL Server MDF File Instantly
SQL Server is a relational database management system in technology field it supports more than one transaction processing. MDF is utilized to save information like views, stored information and...
2018-09-21
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How to create a presentation in 30 easy steps
As I mentioned previously, this week I presented my first public SQL Server training session. I’m truly grateful for this opportunity because after all the work I put into...
2018-09-21
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Importing Flat Files in SSMS 17.x Works
One of the more annoying things I’ve found in SSIS/SSMS is trying to import CSV files for some quick analysis....
2018-09-21 (first published: 2018-09-12)
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Estimated Plans and Forced Plans from Query Store
While all plans are estimated plans, there is still a difference between capturing an estimated plan and looking at a...
2018-09-20 (first published: 2018-09-10)
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Service Broker Target for Extended Events
(Be sure to checkout the FREE SQLpassion Performance Tuning Training Plan - you get a weekly email packed with all the...
2018-09-20 (first published: 2018-09-10)
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All about PASS Summit 2018
Here are the things you must/should probably know about PASS Summit 2018, as told by me. First Timers Read this...
2018-09-19
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Blogs
Learn about Modern Microsoft Apps in San Diego
By Steve Jones
I wrote about learning today for the editorial: I Can’t Make You Learn. I...
How To Deploy Fabric SQL and Azure SQL Databases with Azure DevOps
By ReviewMyDB
Fabric has CI/CD built in, but if you've tried to use it for database...
A New Word: Attriage
By Steve Jones
attriage – n. the state of having lost all control over how you feel...
Forums
SSRS Reminded Me of the Time Microsoft Retired TMG
Comments posted to this topic are about the item SSRS Reminded Me of the...
Getting results from a Procedure to join to a query
I have a need to execute a stored procedure and return the results to...
Upgrade 2016 Standard to 2022 Express
Title pretty much says it all - can this be done? I've tried several...
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