Greed Is Good (for IT)
Can greedy executives be good for IT? Steve Jones thinks so and gives us a few reasons today.
2011-05-26
205 reads
Editorials
Treat People Like People
Steve Jones thinks that the Millennials have the right approach to work. There are many things that are more important than money.
2011-05-25
294 reads
Hints Are Not Always Better
This week Steve Jones reminds us that improving performance in T-SQL is not always obvious. Those little nuggets of knowledge can be very handy, which is why you should be regularly looking to acquire more of them.
2011-05-23
186 reads
Negotiating Your Raise Before Your Annual Review
Today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren. Andy talks about your annual review and how you might want to think about negotiating for a raise in advance.
2011-05-23
196 reads
Which Bugs Do You Find?
This Friday Steve Jones wonders what types of bugs you find in software. Are there more prevalent because of design or coding?
2011-05-20
144 reads
The Three Percent Difference
Today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren. Most people get an annual review that determines what their salary change might be for the next year. Does 3% make a difference? Andy Warren asks the question today.
2011-05-19
275 reads
Stalking the Bad Guys
What do yo do if you find malicious code in your system? Delete it? Steve Jones suggests that a honeypot might be a better idea.
2011-05-18
186 reads
Working Long or Working Hard?
Would you rather work longer hours or tackle harder work? Steve Jones comments today on a recent post by Seth Godin. The answer as to what most people prefer might surprise you.
2011-05-17
285 reads
Competing with an MBA
If you are looking to move into management, do you need an MBA? It's nice, but Steve Jones notes that many people are realizing that an MBA doesn't necessarily prepare you to manage other people or lead them in a company.
2011-05-16
220 reads
Wish you were here?
As it gets easier to attend events virtually, it's worth considering what the literal, financial value is of physical attendance.
2011-05-16
79 reads
Blogs
Advice I Like: Respect
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“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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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