Steve Jones asks how we parse strings. As Steve writes, there are a bunch of ways to parse strings in SQL. And (which Steve doesn't write) 2025 is going to…

Todd Kleinhans asks us to write about “Mastering A New or Existing Technical Skill”. Todd is one of my favourite people in the data community simply because he sends people…

Taiob Ali is asking how AI is changing our careers. It's a good question - one question worth reflecting on, even if the general perception among many people I talk…

John Sterrett asks us where the next generation is. Well, not quite. He asks us what we're doing, or could be, to encourage younger people to get involved in the…

This month, my good friend and fellow Dune-fan Joe Fleming (@muaddba.bsky.social) from SQL Tailor Consulting asks us about weird problems, and in particular, how we troubleshoot them. Now, 'weird' is…

There are some things I really like about SQL Agent Jobs, which is why I'm secretly quite fond of this month's T-SQL Tuesday topic, from Andy Levy. Of course, there…

Erik Darling insisted on a video for T-SQL Tuesday this month. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_H6haG99l8 If you're more of a text person... The video shows how you can get the 'map mode' behaviour…

Mentoring is one of the ways I like to sow into the technical community. I feel like the community is much more about the individuals in it than the masses.…

Steve Jones (@way0utwest@bluesky), who has coordinated the T-SQL Tuesday blog party since Adam Machanic stepped down, is also hosting this month. And he asks us about database permissions. How we…

I was the host for T-SQL Tuesday this month, inviting people to write about integrity. And because I don't believe in just providing a list of posts (although I've also…