Security in MySQL: Part One
There are several tools available to keep a MySQL database secure. In this article Lukas Vileikis discuses access control and user privileges.
SQL Database Snapshots for Reporting, Auditing and Data Recovery
In this article we look at how to create a SQL Server database snapshot and how snapshots can be used for reporting, auditing and more.
Shared Work Spaces: Hell, Heaven, Both?
I've just finished working in my fourth shared work space. I am not a fan. The endless hallways with all these little glassed in rooms where I can see everyone, and everyone can see me, are not my favorite places. I can see white boards with content that maybe I shouldn't be seeing. There are […]
Long Term Storage
Long term data storage isn't something we always need for databases, but it is something the world needs. A new technology has promise for those use cases, both in durability and preserving the algorithms needed.
Randomizing the Day Inside a Month Using T-SQL
This article shows how you can randomize dates in T-SQL, but keep the month and year the same while the day varies.
DevOps 101 webinar: The role of Automation
Join Grant Fritchey to discover how automating your database deployments enables you to speed up software delivery with repeatable processes that stop your database being the bottleneck.
Python Try Except Code Samples
In this article we look at how to use exception handling when writing Python scripts along with many different examples using try, except, else and finally clause.
Onboarding Remote Employees
The pandemic has meant a lot of people started new jobs remotely. Steve has a few thoughts on this process.
Stairway to SSAS Tabular Level 9: Security and Roles
In the ninth level of this stairway, learn how to add security to the tabular model.
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BIT_COUNT I
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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