Demonstrating How I Use Voice Access
As part of my effort to inform people on how to use tools with their disabilities and continue working, I created a series of videos that demonstrate how I...
2023-07-14 (first published: 2023-07-05)
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Talking about the New Open-Source SQLCMD on Data Exposed
I was on the Data Exposed: MVP Edition show recently, talking about SQLCMD. I’ve written a few articles on the topics as well, and a blog post about setting...
2023-07-05
39 reads
Speaking for Future Data Driven Summit 2023
I am excited to announce that I have been selected to speak for the Future Data Driven Summit 2023. This is a free online conference, on Wednesday, 27-September-2023, for...
2023-07-03
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Speaking at Live! 360
I am super excited to announce that I have been selected to speak at SQL Server Live! in Orlando in November. I have selected to present two sessions, which...
2023-07-03
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A New Word: Licotic
licotic – adj. anxiously excited to introduce a friend to something you think is amazing – a classic album, a favorite restaurant, a TV show they’re lucky enough to...
2023-06-30
36 reads
Restore SQL Server Backup to Docker Container
Restoring a SQL Server backup in a Docker container is quite easy. To begin with, you will need persistent storage on your Docker container to follow this blog post....
2023-07-12 (first published: 2023-06-29)
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Typing Strange Characters–#SQLNewBlogger
I’ve had to type a few non-English characters lately, and this blog talks about how to do this. Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as...
2023-06-28
437 reads
Three more chapters of my data architecture book are available!
As I have mentioned in a prior blog post, I have been writing a data architecture book, which I started last November. The title of the book is “Deciphering...
2023-07-14 (first published: 2023-06-28)
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When do Statistics get updated?
Statistics objects are important for allowing the SQL Server Optimizer to make good estimates and form efficient execution plans. Related to that it's useful for us to understand when...
2023-06-28
157 reads
Heraflux and Rubrik Webinar – July 25
Heraflux is returning to deliver a new webinar with Rubrik and ActualTech Media titled “How to Secure Your Azure SQL Data.” With Azure SQL Server offerings continuing to grow...
2023-07-12 (first published: 2023-06-27)
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Blogs
Methodology for dealing with bad data in production
By Brian Kelley
Pinal Dave wrote up his methodology for what to do when you discover bad...
How to Provision an Azure SQL Database
Aside from spinning up a SQL Server instance container, the free Azure SQL Database...
Claude finds two cryptographic weaknesses (but the sky isn’t falling)
By Brian Kelley
If you haven't seen the announcement, Anthropic was able to utilize Claude (Mythos Preview)...
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BIT_COUNT() IV
In SQL Server 2025, I run this code:
select bit_count('A')
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