Free Stuff and a SQL Server Standard Update
Great news. We’ve managed to get one article all the way through the process. We’ll have our first publication out...
2009-10-02
725 reads
SQL Server MVP Deep Dives Book available for pre-order
The "SQL Server MVP Deep Dives" book that I wrote two chapters for is up for pre-order. This will be...
2009-10-02
620 reads
Choosing a career path; which way do I go?
“Should I get an MBA or an MCSE?” What an odd question. At least these days it seems odd. But,...
2009-10-02
303 reads
Security: Development Servers and Workstations
I've written about this before, but probably not as a specific subject or blog post. Trading some comments with a...
2009-10-02
807 reads
MVP Again
It was nice to work through my email and find a bit of positive news instead of more work! I’m...
2009-10-02
398 reads
SQL Lunch - Memory Management in SQL Server Analysis Services
EVERY ATTENDEE IN THE MEETING WILL BE ENTERED IN A DRAWING FOR A FREEfull license of SQL Sentry Performance Advisor...
2009-10-02
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Upcoming SQL Developer Training Course in Ft. Worth
If you are in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area and are interested in SQL Server developer training, there is an opportunity...
2009-10-02
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Installer Cache – C:\Windows\Installer
Over the past few months I have been upgrading most of my SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) 2005 installs to...
2009-10-02
581 reads
SQLSaturday Coming THIS October 24, 2009
Hi, ALL. Sorry I've been light on content this week. I've been battling a cold, and working on some excellent...
2009-10-02
468 reads
Editorial on the Incidental DBA
You can read the full text of it in today’s SSC Newsletter, the quick summary is that for many businesses...
2009-10-02
257 reads
Blogs
When Your Microsoft Fabric Capacity Runs Out: Optimize, Scale Up, Scale Out, or Isolate?
By James Serra
Microsoft Fabric makes it wonderfully easy to put many analytics workloads on one platform....
Accessing the Data API Builder MCP Server from VS Code
By Steve Jones
I recently started playing with the MCP Server for SQL Server, which is a...
From DBA or Data Engineer to AI Engineer: A Realistic Path
If you spend your days tuning queries, managing pipelines, or keeping a production database...
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BIT_COUNT() V
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