Improving Our Conversations
If we aren't having the same conversation, we aren't going to be heard. That's what Charles Duhigg, author of The Power of Habit, covered in the following TED talk:
2025-04-18 (first published: 2025-03-31)
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How Do You Pick Events in Extended Events?
A while back I wrote about using AI to explore why people are not using Extended Events. You can read all about it here, but a short summary of...
2025-04-11 (first published: 2025-03-31)
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Focus on Core Skills
Core skills depends on the position, but the point is that ensuring you have a strong foundational base for your chosen area is better than reaching for emerging skills.
2025-03-28
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A New Word: Zverism
zverism – n. the wish that people could suspend their civility and indulge in the physical side of each other first, sniffing each other’s hair like dogs, staring unabashedly...
2025-03-28
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SQL Server Source Control on a $0 Budget
The Source Control Dilemma Every DBA has been there. Trying to keep track of database schema changes while developers have their fancy Git repositories and version control workflows. Meanwhile,...
2025-03-27
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CHOOSE’ing a Beer: #SQLNewBlogger
We recently published an article on CHOOSE at SQL Server Central. I thought it was a good intro, but as someone noted in the comments, how do you use...
2025-04-09 (first published: 2025-03-26)
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Don’t Treat Your Data Catalog Like a Data Museum
Introduction Treating your data catalog like a “data museum”—a static collection where information quietly gathers dust—is a mistake many organizations still make. While a catalog should list what data...
2025-04-07 (first published: 2025-03-26)
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The trade-offs associated with low-code solutions
Low-code solutions often accelerate development and make tasks accessible to people who can’t or don’t want to write their own code. But it’s important to remember that it’s a...
2025-03-24
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The trade-offs associated with low-code solutions
Low-code solutions often accelerate development and make tasks accessible to people who can’t or don’t want to write their own code. But it’s important to remember that it’s a...
2025-03-24
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The trade-offs associated with low-code solutions
Low-code solutions often accelerate development and make tasks accessible to people who can’t or don’t want to write their own code. But it’s important to remember that it’s a...
2025-03-24
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Blogs
Programmatic Tool Calling with the Claude SDK
Programmatic Tool Calling with the Claude SDK Every morning somebody on the team runs the...
A New Word: Mauerbauertraurigkeit
By Steve Jones
mauerbauertraurigkeit – n. inexplicable urge to push people away, even close friends whose company...
Methodology for dealing with bad data in production
By Brian Kelley
Pinal Dave wrote up his methodology for what to do when you discover bad...
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BIT_COUNT() IV
In SQL Server 2025, I run this code:
select bit_count('A')
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