You can’t run SQL Server on Apple Silicon, and it sucks
Prior to 2017, the only way to get SQL Server running on a Mac was through a virtual machine running some version of Windows that supported some version of...
2021-12-15
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Daily Coping 15 Dec 2021
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2021-12-15
21 reads
Power BI DAX Getting the Value of Previous Non-NULL Row
If you are an avid report designer or user, you may have wanted to see the percent difference between one row and the previous one. Sounds easy right? Well...
2021-12-24 (first published: 2021-12-15)
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SQL Managed Instances – Cross Instance?
There is a setting / feature in Managed Instance worth talking about, it is called SQL Trust Groups. What is this? At a basic level it’s a way to...
2021-12-15
115 reads
The Next Event: T-SQL Tuesday #145
It’s time for T-SQL Tuesday again, and this month the host is Xavier Morera. He’s been part of the push I had to get a host with every letter...
2021-12-14
18 reads
Daily Coping 14 Dec 2021
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2021-12-14
24 reads
Call for Speaker Surat Tech Talks 2022
Last year, September 2020 we had organized 1st yearly event and we named it Surat Tech Talk. That event was a great success. This year, we are organizing this...
2021-12-14
8 reads
The Chili Shirt–Memories of Euan Garden
Early on in the history of SQL Server Central, we were offered the chance to work in a booth a TechEd and promote our little site. Brian Knight, Andy...
2021-12-31 (first published: 2021-12-13)
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Changing Case in SSMS–#SQLNewBlogger
Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as #SQLNewBloggers. I never knew I could change case for...
2021-12-13
54 reads
Daily Coping 13 Dec 2021
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2021-12-13
13 reads
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