The HR Scorecard
If you are looking to gain some BI experience or tackle a project that might help your company, Steve Jones suggests you consider doing something for HR.
Using TOP To Rank Columns In a Table
This article covers the use of the TOP clause to select data from a table based on the TOP n columns in a table.
Using PowerShell for SQL Server Transaction Log Backups
How can I use PowerShell to do a Transaction Log backup for SQL Server databases? In this tip we look at an alternative way of creating transaction log backups using a PowerShell script.
Don’t Economize on Processors for Database Servers
In this guest editorial, Glenn Berry argues that, when designing your servers, you need to budget for processing power as your primary concern.
The Cost of Architecture
What's the cost of those architectural decisions that you make? It can be substantial if they aren't good ones, but is that a problem? Steve Jones talks a little about the implications
Update multiple servers in a single bound
Learn how you can update multiple servers in a single bound with this technique from Kimberly Killian.
SQL in the City - LA
Come to SQL in the City, Friday Oct 28, in Los Angeles and meet Grant Fritchey, Brad McGehee and Steve Jones among others. A day of free training for SQL Server professionals.
SQL# (SQLsharp): A Review
Only the brave, and foolhardy, write production CLR routines if you can get the functionality already-written and tested. Whether you’re a DBA or developer, there are plenty of times when a CLR routine will save a lot of time, and occasionally provide new functionality.
Stairway to T-SQL DML Level 2: History of Structured Query Language (SQL)
Let’s step back in time and discuss the history of Structured Query Language, or what most SQL Server professionals just shorten to SQL. Fasten your seatbelts, crank up the time machine and travel back in time to follow the history of SQL and Microsoft SQL Server from its early years to where they are today.
Blogs
Learn about Modern Microsoft Apps in San Diego
By Steve Jones
I wrote about learning today for the editorial: I Can’t Make You Learn. I...
How To Deploy Fabric SQL and Azure SQL Databases with Azure DevOps
By ReviewMyDB
Fabric has CI/CD built in, but if you've tried to use it for database...
A New Word: Attriage
By Steve Jones
attriage – n. the state of having lost all control over how you feel...
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Question of the Day
BIT_COUNT II
In SQL Server 2025, I have a table (dbo.UserPermission) that contains this data:
UserID UserPermissions 15 23 37 4 NULLWhat is returned when I run this code:
select bit_count(UserPermissions) as PermissionCount from dbo.UserPermission where UserID = 4;See possible answers