2021-10-25
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Editorials
Maybe It Is DNS
It might be DNS is the problem more often in the future. Steve notes the attacks on this system are rising.
2021-10-23
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Complex Searching
More complex searching is likely to be a requirement in the future, but for many of us, this won't require us to learn much.
2021-10-22
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Going Cloud Native
Lots of organizations are moving to the cloud, but having different levels of success. This change can be powerful and create tremendous opportunity, but it can also be a disappointment.
2021-10-20
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Growing and Keeping Up
Trying to keep up with technology is a losing game. Better to continue to grow and learn, balanced with the rest of your life.
2021-10-18
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Learning Is Challenging, So, Forgive Yourself
In addition to trying to get better at SQL Server, Redgate Software, and all the various aspects of my job, I'm also trying to get better at this whole human interaction thing AND I'm working on trying to learn PostgreSQL much more deeply. Whew! Yeah, may not seem like a whole lot, but I assure […]
2021-10-16
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To-do list: good, bad or indifferent?
Using a list to keep track of what you should work on is only as good as the plan or goal behind it.
2021-10-15 (first published: 2017-08-07)
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The Digital Twin
GE is using lots of data, and machine learning to predict when specific systems will fail by nurturing digital twins.
2021-10-13 (first published: 2017-07-19)
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2021-10-11 (first published: 2017-07-27)
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PASS Data Community Summit Pre-cons
This year PASS Data Community Summit is a free virtual event, and I encourage you to register even if you are interested in just a handful of sessions. One of the Learning Pathways might be just what you are looking for, from Query Basics to Power BI to DevOps. What I’m most excited about this […]
2021-10-09
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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
Comments posted to this topic are about the item SQL Art, Part 4: Happy...
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
Comments posted to this topic are about the item SQL Server Enum Implementation: A...
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