Microsoft Fabric Training and Tutorials
Microsoft Fabric is the new data offering in Microsoft Azure and there is a great deal of interest in it. How do you get started? Where are the tutorials?
2024-12-23 (first published: 2024-04-29)
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DBA and Developer: Allies or Adversaries?
In the expansive landscape of software development, the relationship between Database Administrators (DBAs) and Developers has been a subject of intrigue, debate, and occasional drama. Do they collaborate harmoniously...
2024-05-10 (first published: 2024-04-29)
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dataMinds Saturday 2024 – Session Materials
It was great being at dataMinds Saturday 2024 this past weekend. A great crowd of data enthusiasts was present to learn from a bunch of local speakers (both old...
2024-04-29
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New Pluralsight Course - Certified Kubernetes Administrator - Working With Your Cluster
We’re working through the major refresh of my Certified Kubernetes Administrator series at Pluralsight!
The next course “Certified Kubernetes Administrator: Working With Your Cluster” in the updated series is now...
2024-04-28
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Friday Basics: the CIA Triad
In information security (INFOSEC), there several foundational concepts and principles. One of the ones that’s introduced almost immediately is called the CIA triad or the Information Security Triad. While...
2024-05-13 (first published: 2024-04-26)
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A New Word: the standard blues
the standard blues– n. the dispiriting awareness that the twists and turns of your life feel new and profound, but are not unique – marked by the same coming-of-age...
2024-04-26
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How Redgate Flyway Can Boost Your DevOps Journey
A brief introduction to the tool and its advantages for database migrations DevOps is a culture and a set of practices that aim to deliver software faster and more...
2024-05-08 (first published: 2024-04-25)
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Building a Docker image with Docker Build Cloud
In a previous blog post we went through how to build a Docker container image from a remote (Github) repository. Here we’re going to expand on that by actually...
2024-05-10 (first published: 2024-04-25)
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Top 8 Courses to Learn SQL for Data Science in 2024 & Beyond
Businesses are drowning in data, but starving for insights. That's where SQL experts swoop in, wielding the power to extract meaningful answers from the chaos. Mastering SQL for data...
2024-04-25
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Going to Cloud? Look at the Shared Responsibility Model
The bottom line here is this: the idea that a CSP takes care of everything for you is a fallacy that really needs to die. Thompson, Graham. All-in-One CCSK...
2024-04-24
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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