Getting Excited: SQLBits is Coming!
Other than changing planes once at Heathrow Airport, I've never been to England, so I'm getting really excited about traveling...
2011-09-19
873 reads
Allen White
- Interests: Running, Theatre, Flying, SQL Server
Check the Default Database Setting for your Admin Accounts
Last weekend, as I was waiting for the start of the performance of the Cleveland Orchestra at its summer outdoor...
2011-08-31
1,797 reads
[Speaking] Lots of Speaking Engagements in September and October
As Adam Machanic said, Fall is the busy season for speaking, and it will be for me. Here's a brief...
2011-08-22
766 reads
Pull Performance Data from Perfmon Logs with PowerShell
For the last year and a half or so I've been presenting a session on how to gather perfmon data...
2011-08-21
2,414 reads
[OT] On Community
Last fall, and winter, and spring I was part of the PASS Election Review Committee. It was interesting, sometimes fun,...
2011-08-11
624 reads
[Speaking] Presenting at AITP Region 18 IT Con
The IT Con event this Saturday, June 18, is an event similar to SQL Saturday. It has three tracks, an...
2011-06-16
769 reads
Use PowerShell to Add a Login to a Database Role in all Databases
Mark Freeman (@m60freeman) posted a question on Twitter using the #sqlhelp hashtag today, asking "Does anyone have a script to...
2011-06-03
6,192 reads
What Encryption Algorithms Are You Using?
Security is an important consideration when designing a database application. Who can get access to what data? How much damage...
2011-05-31
2,114 reads
Endpoints Need Privileges Too
Yesterday I delivered a session for the PASS DBA Virtual Chapter on Service Broker. In preparing for the session I...
2011-05-26
1,276 reads
Monitor your SQL Server Agent Proxies Using PowerShell
Over time it's easy to lose track of the things you set up to get work done. As a consultant,...
2011-05-25
1,221 reads
Blogs
KDA: Echoes of Deception - Case 7
By Zikato
A fugitive cyber-criminal, a wingsuit, and 24 million flight records. Somewhere between Doha and...
Do This Before You Contact Your SQL Server Consultant
Say you need outside help. You’ve exhausted all the things that you could do...
Microsoft MVP 2026: Ten Years on the Data Platform
I’m honored to announce that I’ve been renewed as a Microsoft MVP for the...
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BIT_COUNT() III
In SQL Server 2025, I run this code:
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