Find your Enabled SQL Server Network Protocols Using PowerShell
Another quick check I like to do when in 'discovery mode' on a client system is to see what network...
2011-05-21
2,130 reads
Allen White
- Interests: Running, Theatre, Flying, SQL Server
Quickly Find Your DDL Triggers with PowerShell
As a consultant I spend much of the first day or two at a client site discovering everything I can...
2011-05-20
1,321 reads
Change SQL Servers Authentication Mode with PowerShell
Lately I've been working on scripts to check and set security and configuration settings for SQL Server using PowerShell. One...
2011-05-19
5,832 reads
PASS Summit Session Selection is Open
This year the Program Committee decided to open up the selection process to the community. I'm anxious to see how...
2011-05-11
859 reads
Don't Do This
In working on applications at client sites you tend to come across code that makes you think "what were they...
2010-06-25
905 reads
PowerShell Script to Remove Old Backups
A Twitter user asked for a script to remove old backups, and I had one I built back in February,...
2010-06-24
1,127 reads
Lots of Speaking Engagements Coming Up
SQL Saturday - Columbus, OH, June 26, 2010 I'll be presenting two sessions this Saturday (June 26, 2010) in Columbus, OH...
2010-06-23
628 reads
TechEd 2010 Followup
Last week I presented a couple of sessions at Tech Ed NA in New Orleans. It was a great experience,...
2010-06-13
736 reads
Service Broker Solutions - Don't Forget the Basics
After finally getting a Service Broker solution implemented successfully, I'm really impressed with the technology, and frustrated how difficult it...
2010-04-03
900 reads
Document, Document, Document
A while back I blogged about using Checklists , but there's another task you want to incorporate into your workflow - documentation....
2010-03-13
1,205 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:
select bit_count(-1)What is returned? See possible answers