Is the Database a Series of Microservices?
Is a database like a series of micro-services? Steve draws an analogy today.
2021-11-12
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Editorials
2021-11-10
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SQL Server vNext
We now know when the next version of SQL Server is coming. At Ignite last week, Microsoft announced SQL Server 2022, which comes nearly 3 years after the last version, SQL Server 2019. Apparently, the pandemic's effects include delays in product development as it's been nearly three years since SQL Server 2019. The new version […]
2021-11-08
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SQL Server 2022 and Learning
Microsoft announced the release of the next version of SQL Server, 2022. There's a bunch of new enhancements that we can all get excited about. I can't wait to test the "Parameter Sensitive Plan" optimization myself. We can look forward to seeing this stuff in action, and in detail, at the PASS Data Community Summit […]
2021-11-06
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2021-11-05
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Do We Care About Disks?
I ran across a tip on MSSQLTips from Joe Gavin recently, and it got me thinking about hardware and disks. For a lot of us, we deal with servers and storage, and not disks. While we might have a disk on a laptop or desktop, most of the production systems just attach to remote storage. […]
2021-11-03
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Moving to DataOps
DataOps is another DevOps term for the modern management of data. It's not just the daily work of a DBA, however, as Steve notes in this piece.
2021-11-01
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Do presenting and writing really matter?
I’m sure you’ve heard the adage that people are more afraid of public speaking than they are of death. On the other hand, some folks can’t get enough public speaking and look forward to opportunities to get up in front of a group and talk. Writing is not so scary since it’s a solitary activity, […]
2021-10-30
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The Future of the Internet and Data
What's the future of the Internet? A lot might depend on how we decide to value and handle data.
2021-10-29
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Security Bug or Handy Feature
We often misconfigure public access for data, which might contain sensitive information. Steve notes that we could do better, but it requires the effort to classify data.
2021-10-27
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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...
Forums
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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locking down agent for new user on our dev machine
hi , a new user wants to be able to add sql agent jobs...
SQL Server Enum Implementation: A Single-Row View Strategy for Avoiding Magic Values
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Question of the Day
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