SQL Server Hardware Choices Made Easy
Redgate has released a free eBook that I wrote called SQL Server Hardware Choices Made Easy. This is basically a...
2011-08-29
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Glenn Berry
New Dell Precision M4600 Mobile Workstation
After a very long wait, I finally received my new company laptop this past week, which is a very fast...
2011-08-28
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A Couple of Data Compression Tricks in SQL Server 2008
As I have said several times before, I am a big fan of data compression in SQL Server 2008 and...
2011-08-23
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SQL Server 2008 R2 RTM Cumulative Update 9
Microsoft has released Cumulative Update 9 for SQL Server 2008 R2 RTM, which is Build 10.50.1804.0. I count 26 fixes...
2011-08-19
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SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 Cumulative Update 2
Microsoft has released SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 Cumulative Update 2, which is Build 10.50.2772.0. I count 14 fixes in...
2011-08-16
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Gradually Deleting Data in SQL Server
If you have a situation where you have a very large table in SQL Server, where you need to periodically...
2011-08-13
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Configuring, Benchmarking and Validating an I/O Subsystem for SQL Server, Part 1
One of the main projects I have been working on lately is designing and implementing a completely new data and...
2011-08-12
1,854 reads
Microsoft SQL Server Denali CTP 3 Product Guide
Microsoft has released a Product Guide for SQL Server Denali CTP3, which has datasheets, white papers, technical presentations, demonstrations, and...
2011-08-12
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Corsair 16GB Flash Voyager GT USB 3.0 Review
I bought a little Corsair Flash Voyager USB 3.0 16GB USB Flash Drive at Micro Center yesterday, since most of...
2011-08-11
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Two New TPC-E Submissions
Two new TPC-E OLTP Benchmark Submissions have shown up in the last month or so since I last recapped three...
2011-08-05
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Blogs
Programmatic Tool Calling with the Claude SDK
Programmatic Tool Calling with the Claude SDK Every morning somebody on the team runs the...
A New Word: Mauerbauertraurigkeit
By Steve Jones
mauerbauertraurigkeit – n. inexplicable urge to push people away, even close friends whose company...
Methodology for dealing with bad data in production
By Brian Kelley
Pinal Dave wrote up his methodology for what to do when you discover bad...
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Question of the Day
BIT_COUNT() IV
In SQL Server 2025, I run this code:
select bit_count('A')
What is returned? See possible answers