DBA Education
I always consider taking seminars and technical conferences as a key component in my DBA education framework
Last week (Jan 21...
2009-01-27
1,741 reads
It's Your Ship
I saw this book (It's Your Ship) in a Barnes and Noble and the title and cover attracted me. So...
2009-01-27
1,781 reads
Comulative Update package 3 for SQL Server 2008
Just to announced that we have now available the comulative update package 3 for SQL Server 2008!
This Update package...
2009-01-27
1,470 reads
Automated Book Scanner & Pasta Ponchos
I've mentioned before that Jeff Duntemann is one of my favorite bloggers, and I thought I'd show why I enjoy...
2009-01-26
1,617 reads
Presentation Notes from SQL Saturday
For those who were in my session on SSIS Scripting at SQL Saturday Tampa last weekend, I have posted the...
2009-01-26
1,363 reads
Kindle Update - Traveling without a battery
I had to go to the UK recently and took my Kindle along. I put some thought into my Kindle...
2009-01-26
1,554 reads
Notes from SQLSaturday #10 in Tampa
SQLSaturday #10 was held January 24, 2008 in Tampa at the Kforce Building. Attendance was about 175, down slightly from...
2009-01-25
1,309 reads
SQL Saturday Tampa
I’m sitting in the Tampa airport waiting for a flight back home from SQL Saturday 10 in Tampa. There was...
2009-01-25
1,679 reads
Attending TechEd 2009? Consider Hosting a Birds of a Feather Session
Anyone attending TechEd 2009 can submit a Birds of a Feather (BOF) session proposal. These sessions are open discussion topics...
2009-01-23
1,441 reads
Book Review: Big Brown
The book is actually Big Brown: The Untold Story of UPS and it was written by a retired UPSer that...
2009-01-23
985 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