Keeping Your Soul
How much do you need to sacrifice to succeed in business? It might be a lot, but Steve Jones says a lot of financial success is not worth losing your soul over.
SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 Integration Services - Analysis Services Processing Task
The primary purpose of SQL Server 2008 Integration Services is to deliver extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) functionality that supports core features of the SQL Server database management system. However, there are numerous scenarios where its role involves interaction with components that provide business intelligence-related features incorporated into the product.
Creating a 2 Node SQL Server 2008 Virtual Cluster Part 3
This article continues the series on how to create a 2 node Windows\SQL Server 2008 cluster with a look at slipstreaming the service pack and cumulative updates needed.
Tricky Questions
This Friday Steve Jones is looking for help with interview questions. What questions have been hard in an interview or surprised you? Let us know and help others be prepared for their next interview.
Simple Script to Backup All SQL Server Databases
Sometimes things that seem complicated are much easier then you think and this is the power of using T-SQL to take care of repetitive tasks. One of these tasks may be the need to backup all databases on your server.
Change Tracking and Database Refactoring
Using change tracking in SQL Server 2008 to aid in database refactoring within an OLTP system.
How Far Will You Go (To Work)?
Today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren that looks at commuting to work.
Using PowerShell and WMI Events Queries for Powerful Notifications
With PowerShell in one hand, and WMI in the other, DBAs can do almost anything in their Window's environments, and Laerte Junior is using his powers for good. He built a highly precise, highly configurable alerting system for his servers, and now shows us exactly how he did it.
Data Matters
Data is important, but today Steve Jones notes that what we do with it is even more important.
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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SSRS Reminded Me of the Time Microsoft Retired TMG
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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