SQL Saturday #194 - Exeter
A day of SQL Server training in the UK on Mar 9, 2013. Sign up if you can come.
Using Temp Tables in SSIS
emporary tables are created in the Temporary tables are created in the TempDB database, which persists for a particular session. The objective is to maintain that session, until the temp table information is used and dump the data into a physical table.
Data We Don't Want
There's potentially an exploit that can download lots of data to a machine. This shouldn't be a concern for servers, but you never know.
Working with SQL Server Recovery Models
The recovery models of SQL Server define how different backup and restore tasks will be performed on your database. When choosing a recovery model,
An Incremental Database Development and Deployment Framework
Often, an existing database application must evolve rapidly by incremental steps. Alex describes a tried and tested system to provide an automated approach to deploying both new and existing database systems, whilst dealing with common security and configuration issues.
Data Loss
A new study shows potential corruption issues with solid state drives when power is cut under a load. That can have implications for data professionals as more databases incorporate SSD storage.
How to move a SQL Server Log Shipped Secondary Database to Different SQL Server
This tip I will explains a step-by-step method to perform the SQL Server Log Shipping migration.
SQL Saturday #187 - Richmond
A free day of training in Richmond, VA. Come along and see Steve Jones, Grant Fritchey and more.
New Free Event for Database Professionals in Virginia
SQL Server developers and database administrators have the chance to attend a free half-day event, in Richmond, VA - hosted by SQL Server experts Steve Jones and Grant Fritchey.
Using a Variable for an IN Predicate
How to use a passed string variable for an IN type predicate in your queries as a way to more efficiently handle an array of strings.
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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