Hello, again reader… Today, I will discuss a gotcha I ran across with SQL Server Temporal Tables. In my day-to-day environment, we do not use Temporal Tables widely. However,...
2022-11-21 (first published: 2022-11-01)
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If you need to find the SQL Server ErrorLog in a hurry and don’t want to spend 30 minutes drilling into every drive on the server: “I don’t watch...
2022-11-21 (first published: 2022-11-01)
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Today’s coping tip is to be kind to yourself. Remember progress takes time. I’ve spent most of this year trying to better manage my weight and become healthier. I...
2022-11-01
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Back in July I suggested that you get your resume up to date. It’s something I’d wish I’d kept up ... Continue reading
2022-11-14 (first published: 2022-11-01)
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In a few previous articles, I have talked a lot about Managed Service Accounts (MSA) and Service Principal Names (SPN) and given examples of managing the separately. As a...
2022-11-11 (first published: 2022-11-01)
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I’ve seen a few people start Azure Data Factory (ADF) projects assuming that we would have one source control repo per environment, meaning that you would attach a Git...
2022-11-09 (first published: 2022-10-31)
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Background
T-SQL Tuesday - the brainchild of Adam Machanic and coordinated by Steve Jones (blog|Twitter) is a monthly blog party on the second Tuesday of each month. And I will...
2022-10-31
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In just a couple of weeks, the PASS Summit will return to Seattle, Washington. This one will be extra special, since it’s going to be the first in-person Summit...
2022-10-31
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The Community edition of Flyway has some nice basic features, and it works well for many people. However, it requires you to do a lot of the heavy lifting...
2022-10-31
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It’s time to look back at the 155th blog party. I was the host this month, asking about Dynamic SQL. I got quite a few responses, which I’ve gone...
2022-11-01 (first published: 2022-10-31)
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Programmatic Tool Calling with the Claude SDK Every morning somebody on the team runs the...
By Steve Jones
mauerbauertraurigkeit – n. inexplicable urge to push people away, even close friends whose company...
By Brian Kelley
Pinal Dave wrote up his methodology for what to do when you discover bad...
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In SQL Server 2025, I run this code:
select bit_count('A')
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