SQLSaturday #8 - Orlando
The whole idea of having free events, bringing learning to people locally wasn't something that I was thrilled with. It's...
2008-10-26
1,436 reads
Absolutely (Not?) - Why Did I Write This?
I've always been a little bit of a strong DBA. I try to get along and work with people, being...
2008-10-26
1,600 reads
After Event Notes on SQLSaturday #8 in Orlando
By any measure the event was a success. We had a solid 275 attendees this year, up about 50 from last...
2008-10-25
1,500 reads
ways to find the name of a running job
From time to time, I need to check (in my script) which jobs are running at the moment.So far, I...
2008-10-23
1,798 reads
Good Ideas Take Time or How to Brainstorm - Part 2
In Good Ideas Take Time or How to Brainstorm - Part 1 I wrote about how I come up with ideas...
2008-10-23
1,603 reads
Out of Band Security Bulletin Release for Microsoft Windows
Microsoft tries to stick with the second Tuesday for security bulletin releases and has only released out-of-band a handful of...
2008-10-23
1,510 reads
What’s in a Name?
Why do folks continue to use outdated and unnecessary naming conventions? Specifically, the ridiculous ‘tbl’ prefix on tables, and the...
2008-10-23
1,384 reads
Good Ideas Take Time or How to Brainstorm - Part 1
Occasionally I'm asked how I come up with ideas for my blog to maintain the just about one a day...
2008-10-22
686 reads
37 Signals
I thought this was a great talk and interesting to watch. If you build software, I’d check it out
He has...
2008-10-22
708 reads
Water & Cell Phones Don't Mix
Obviously, right?
I managed to knock my Blackberry Curve off the bar and into a bowl of water in the sink....
2008-10-21
619 reads
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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