Speaking at SQLSaturday #66 in Colorado Springs on February 12
I recently found out that I will be one of the speakers at SQLSaturday #66 on February 12 in Colorado...
2011-01-21
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Glenn Berry
Another Example of CPU Throttling Due to Balanced Power Plan in Windows Server 2008 R2
Here is another example CPU throttling from someone who had a server running with the default “Balanced” Power Plan in...
2011-01-18
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New Cumulative Updates for SQL Server 2008 SP1 and SP2
Microsoft has released new cumulative updates for both SQL Server 2008 SP1 and SQL Server 2008 SP2. Remember, both of...
2011-01-18
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Denver SQL Server User’s Group Meeting on January 20, 2011
My good friend, Kevin Cox, of Microsoft’s SQLCAT (SQL Customer Advisory Team) will be giving a presentation on what is...
2011-01-14
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How to Obtain and Install SQL Server Service Packs and Cumulative Updates
If you are in charge of one or more SQL Server instances, whether they are on a laptop, or a...
2011-01-12
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Intel Processor Information
Here is a small collection of links to tools for measuring and evaluating mobile and desktop processors, along with some...
2011-01-11
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Fun with Extended Properties in SQL Server 2008
Most technical professionals don’t seem to enjoy writing and maintaining documentation for their databases. I know that documentation falls pretty...
2011-01-10
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My First Sandy Bridge Desktop System
I was standing in line at the Denver Micro Center at 11AM this morning (despite the beginnings of a small...
2011-01-10
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Bad DBA or Bad Developer?
I was browsing a public web site from a large company today, when I saw the error page shown below. ...
2011-01-08
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Microsoft Certified Master in SQL Server 2008 Knowledge Exam
I woke up bright and early this morning to take the beta version of the Microsoft Certified Master in SQL...
2011-01-08
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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...
Forums
iso source of scripts.
While doing some housekeeping I came across a folder containing some scripts that appear...
Why SQL Server Database Attach fails and how to repair it
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Why SQL Server Database Attach...
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