What’s next? Pt 2
Well, it’s only been about a week and a half but here’s an update. First a piece of advice. You ... Continue reading
2022-06-30
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Generating Unicode Characters in Power Query
You may have used the UNICHAR() function in DAX to return Unicode characters in DAX measures. If you haven’t yet read Chris Webb’s blog post on the topic, I...
2022-07-18 (first published: 2022-06-30)
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Daily Coping 29 Jun 2022
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2022-06-29
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Tools I Use on My Jump Box
Having recently taken a new job and introducing a number of new tools to my new coworker I thought I’d share how I setup my jump box to and...
2022-06-28
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Daily Coping 28 Jun 2022
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2022-06-28
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Creating a Database Audit Specification can create new users & schemas in the background
I love database audits. They are simple, easy to use, effective, not overly resource intensive, and can be turned on ... Continue reading
2022-06-28
39 reads
Alert Filtering in SQL Monitor
SQL Monitor has improved a lot over the last couple of years. We have multiple teams building features and addressing issues, and each month when we have a readout...
2022-06-27
47 reads
SharePoint List only returns 100 items in Azure Logic App
I was reading a SharePoint List using the “Get Items” activity in an Azure Logic App. I explain how you can create such a Logic App in the blog...
2022-07-15 (first published: 2022-06-27)
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Daily Coping 27 Jun 2022
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2022-06-27
19 reads
The First 30 Days at a New Database Job
Over the last four years, ok it seems longer than that, I’ve started four jobs. A couple just weren’t good fits. One I was at for three years. I...
2022-07-11 (first published: 2022-06-27)
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Blogs
Programmatic Tool Calling with the Claude SDK
Programmatic Tool Calling with the Claude SDK Every morning somebody on the team runs the...
A New Word: Mauerbauertraurigkeit
By Steve Jones
mauerbauertraurigkeit – n. inexplicable urge to push people away, even close friends whose company...
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...
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Question of the Day
BIT_COUNT() IV
In SQL Server 2025, I run this code:
select bit_count('A')
What is returned? See possible answers