One size does not fill all
Allowing your application to generate your SQL can be a really bad decision.
2014-03-06
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Jim Youmans
What is a Database Administrator today?
Today we have a guest editorial from Jim Youmans that asks "what does it mean to be a DBA today?"
2013-12-06
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2013-11-25 (first published: 2013-11-15)
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Restore Script Generator
Create restore script from a SQL Backup file. A must have for your DBA Tool Belt.
2013-06-18 (first published: 2013-05-30)
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Search all stored procedures on all databases
Need to find every stored procedure in any database that references the table FooBar? Here is a quick and easy search to do that.
2013-05-30 (first published: 2013-05-22)
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2013-04-30
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BIT_COUNT() IV
In SQL Server 2025, I run this code:
select bit_count('A')
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