WIT: A Quick Thought
I recently had the opportunity to be a Dungeon Master (DM) at a gaming convention. It was my first time....
2018-02-02 (first published: 2018-01-22)
1,572 reads
Databases – Infrastructure – Security
DevOps Does Not Make Admins Obsolete
As a follow up to my tweet, I stand by my belief that DevOps does not make administrators obsolete. I...
2018-01-11 (first published: 2018-01-03)
1,052 reads
BK’s Professional Learning Plans for 2018 #tsql2sday
With 2018 coming, I’ve thought about the question, “What do I want to be when I grow up?” I ask...
2018-01-01 (first published: 2017-12-12)
1,424 reads
Learning to Give Presentations Well (Part 3)
See Part 1 and Part 2.
Perfect Practice Makes Perfect
I can remember my Air Force ROTC class on communications skills where...
2017-12-29 (first published: 2017-12-11)
1,429 reads
Register for Red Gate’s SQL in the City
Aunt Kathi. Grant Fritchey. Steve Jones. They’re part of five hours of training on SQL Server performance and DevOps with...
2017-12-08
482 reads
Kalen Delaney’s Weekly Webinars
Anyone who has been working with SQL Server for any length of time should be aware of the name Kalen...
2017-12-07
350 reads
Webinar: Understanding SQL Injection and Its Consequences
On Thursday, December 14, at 3 PM Eastern, I will be giving a presentation on SQL injection. Registration is required...
2017-12-06
481 reads
More Beginner / Fundamentals Content
Not surprisingly, there are folks who want beginner / fundamentals presentations and blog posts.
I put up the poll based on a...
2017-12-22 (first published: 2017-12-05)
1,896 reads
Security Architecture: Knowing the Adversary
When I present or teach on a security topic, I take the time to cover the mindset of the adversary....
2017-12-13 (first published: 2017-12-04)
1,748 reads
Geek Sync Recording: Taking Control of Your SQL Server Sprawl
Back in July, I gave a webcast for Idera’s Geek Sync. They’ve published the recording. You can find it here:
Take...
2017-11-17
446 reads
Blogs
Advice I Like: Respect
By Steve Jones
“Don’t aim to have others like you; aim to have them respect you.” –...
Blue Sky Programming – The Optimism Trap
Many years ago, before I joined Oracle, I was working on a major modernisation...
Setting Up a Mac for Data Engineering and AI Work
If you work with data pipelines, SQL, notebooks, or machine learning models, a Mac...
Forums
SQL Art, Part 4: Happy 4th of July — A British DBA's Guide to Celebrating a War We Don't Talk About
Comments posted to this topic are about the item SQL Art, Part 4: Happy...
Is Fabric a Reliable Service or a Ripped Resource?
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Is Fabric a Reliable Service...
locking down agent for new user on our dev machine
hi , a new user wants to be able to add sql agent jobs...
Question of the Day
BIT_COUNT I
In SQL Server 2025, I have a table (dbo.UserPermission) that contains this data:
UserID UserPermissions 15 23 37What is returned when I run this code:
select bit_count(UserPermissions) as PermissionCount from dbo.UserPermission where UserID = 3;See possible answers