IRL #8: SQL Server Down
Problem: My PocketDBA® client called in with a non-responsive SQL Server. Application errors, timeout, alerts firing. SQL Server box is up, and the services are running. Background: This is...
2023-09-06
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Temporal Table Data Fixes
I found myself in a situation where I needed to modify temporal tables. We do this outside business hours because we don’t want clients changing data while versioning is...
2023-09-29 (first published: 2023-09-05)
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SQL Server is not a Car
Lets compare them anyway, just for fun. Both have an engine Both have a monitoring device (Dashboard/Activity Monitor) Both need power (Gas/Electricity) Both need to be told what do...
2023-09-05
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SQL Homework – September 2023 – Time for temporal tables.
Recently I needed to use temporal tables. And not just for the job history table in a managed instance. In ... Continue reading
2023-09-27 (first published: 2023-09-05)
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Connecting to SQL Server Database Engine, simplified
One of the advantages of being on the Database Docs team at Microsoft is that I get to work with amazing people, which means we can respond quickly to...
2023-09-05
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BotChat BiWeekly 1.00.00
Hey there, I’m Mala. I’ve been in the data game for a good 25 years, first as a DBA and then as a Data Engineer, mainly working with Microsoft...
2023-09-04
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The PASS Data Community Summit On Guy in a Cube
I’ve known Adam and Patrick for a long time and I’m thrilled with the content they produce on their Guy in a Cube show. It’s a great resource for...
2023-09-04
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Mastering Data Engineering with Databricks: Your Path to Becoming a Data Engineer Associate
Introduction
In today’s data-driven landscape, skilled data engineers are the backbone of organizations, driving insights from vast data streams. If you’re aspiring to become a Data Engineer Associate and harness...
2023-09-04
62 reads
How to Secure SQL Server
Security! This is the word that comes to mind of every concerned person when it comes to storing, accessing, and sharing the data and database or database server. At times when applications are run in geographically restricted areas, there...
2023-09-27 (first published: 2023-09-04)
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Yet another kind of orphan users in SQL Server
Yet another kind of orphan users in SQL Server
Or YAOU for short. (This silly acronym, I just made it up so don’t try...
2023-09-25 (first published: 2023-09-02)
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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