Configure Min and Max memory in Reporting Services
As any of the available SQL Server services, Reporting Services will use all of the server memory if needed, in...
2018-04-23
15,228 reads
SQL Guatemala
PowerShell script repository - SQL Server
A simple get-help output
PowerShell is a .Net based command line tool designed for automation.
It is recommended to script repetitive task...
2018-03-21
308 reads
Reporting services error: User XXXX does not have required permissions
If you encounter the following error trying to access reporting services:
User XXXX does not have required permissions. Verify that sufficient...
2018-03-02
265 reads
Performance Basics: Key lookup operator and query optimization
One of the most basic things to improve performance in our queries is using indexes, but this doesn't mean that...
2018-02-14
553 reads
Considerations for dealing with big databases
Stress everywhere, user wants everything "Para ayer"Photo by Bernard Goldbach
If you are like me, and have SQL Server instances with...
2018-02-01
587 reads
Meltdown and Spectre exploits, they can affect your SQL Server instances
A bug was recently discovered on almost every processor made on the last 10 years, and it seems that almost...
2018-01-05
58 reads
Happy new year 2018 to all!
From SQL Guatemala, we wish you a happy new year 2018.
We hope this new year brings you joy and zero:...
2017-12-30
325 reads
SQL Vulnerability Assessment
A very interesting feature was recently added to SQL Server Management Studio 17.4 (SSMS): The new SQL Vulnerability Assessment.
What is...
2017-12-12
147 reads
How to check advanced options in SQL Server?
To check the available advanced options configured at instance level in SQL Server, you need to use the sp_configure system...
2017-11-24
45,302 reads
Finally I am MCSA
I have recently obtained the certification Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate: SQL Server 2012/2014.
I began with this path almost 2 years...
2017-11-20
90 reads
Blogs
Advice I Like: Respect
By Steve Jones
“Don’t aim to have others like you; aim to have them respect you.” –...
Blue Sky Programming – The Optimism Trap
Many years ago, before I joined Oracle, I was working on a major modernisation...
Setting Up a Mac for Data Engineering and AI Work
If you work with data pipelines, SQL, notebooks, or machine learning models, a Mac...
Forums
SQL Art, Part 4: Happy 4th of July — A British DBA's Guide to Celebrating a War We Don't Talk About
Comments posted to this topic are about the item SQL Art, Part 4: Happy...
locking down agent for new user on our dev machine
hi , a new user wants to be able to add sql agent jobs...
SQL Server Enum Implementation: A Single-Row View Strategy for Avoiding Magic Values
Comments posted to this topic are about the item SQL Server Enum Implementation: A...
Question of the Day
BIT_COUNT I
In SQL Server 2025, I have a table (dbo.UserPermission) that contains this data:
UserID UserPermissions 15 23 37What is returned when I run this code:
select bit_count(UserPermissions) as PermissionCount from dbo.UserPermission where UserID = 3;See possible answers