PowerPoint to HTML with Claude AI
I had an idea for an animated view of a sales tool, and started to build this in PowerPoint. I decided to switch to Claude and ended up with...
2026-02-13 (first published: 2026-02-03)
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The Voice of the DBA
Monday Monitor Tips: SQL Auditing Preview
One of the features we advocates have been advocating for is a better way to track security changes in your SQL Server instances. The first slice of this work...
2026-02-03 (first published: 2026-02-02)
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Advice I Like: Ranch Rules
Leave a gate behind you the way you first found it. – from Excellent Advice for Living This is a ranch rule. Leave something as you found it. If...
2026-02-06 (first published: 2026-01-30)
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Deploying an Updated Model with SQL Compare 16
In a previous post, I deployed a model to a database using SQL Compare 16. This used a new feature in that connects to Redgate Data Modeler. In this...
2026-01-28
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Looking Back at the Redgate 2026 Company Kickoff
Last week I spent a few days in Cambridge, UK for the Redgate Company Kickoff. I landed at 1130a Monday and flew away at 1215p Thursday. I wish I...
2026-01-28 (first published: 2026-01-26)
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Using AI for Git Hooks
Recently I had someone internally ask about whether SQL Source Control supports Git Hooks. Since it was after UK work hours, I decided to run a quick test. One...
2026-02-04 (first published: 2026-01-26)
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Flyway Tips: AI Helps with Commit Messages
At Redgate, we’re experimenting with how AI can help developers and DBAs become better at their jobs. Everyone is asking for AI, as well as the ability to turn...
2026-02-02 (first published: 2026-01-23)
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Using SQL Compare with Redgate Data Modeler
Redgate recently released SQL Compare v16, which included a new feature to work with Redgate Data Modeler. I decided to give it a try in this post. I’ll take...
2026-01-23 (first published: 2026-01-22)
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Who’s the Winningest Coach (with AI Help)
I was listening to the radio the other day and the hosts were discussing the NFL playoffs in 2026. Someone mentioned the winningest coach was Nick Sirianni of the...
2026-01-30 (first published: 2026-01-21)
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Learning from Mistakes: T-SQL Tuesday #194
We’re a week late, once again my fault. I was still coming out of the holidays and forgot to check on my host. Luckily, Louis Davidson (who did have...
2026-01-21 (first published: 2026-01-20)
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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...
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SQL Art, Part 4: Happy 4th of July — A British DBA's Guide to Celebrating a War We Don't Talk About
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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