Top 10 Wait State Issues Reporter
This script will produce the top 10 wait state issues along with their descriptions.
2012-11-22 (first published: 2012-10-22)
1,771 reads
Rudy Panigas
Calculate the values for MAX Memory for SQL Server
Use this script to calculate MAX memory setting on a dedicated SQL server.
2012-01-27 (first published: 2011-12-14)
3,484 reads
Installing SQL Server 2008R2 on a Windows 2008R2 Core Server
This article will show you how to install SQL Server on to a Windows Core Server host.
2011-11-15
4,360 reads
Using SQL Server to collect information from your Oracle server
Using linked connections you can collect system information on your Oracle server from SQL server.
2011-06-06
3,472 reads
Query Active Directory to Display Login Information
Query Active Directory to get information on user logins.
2011-05-19 (first published: 2011-05-16)
3,867 reads
Show SQL authentication login information
View login information for all accounts that use SQL authentication.
2011-05-12 (first published: 2011-05-09)
2,947 reads
Collect SQL Server/Process Information - Quickly
Execute this script to get information on SQL server, databases, processes, memory, buffer, locks, etc.
2011-04-21 (first published: 2009-09-03)
5,643 reads
How to Connect to a SQL 2005 Server When You Are Completely Locked Out
If you need to connect to a SQL server and don't have the 'sa' password plus the builtin\administrators account has been removed then Rudy Panigas shows us what you need to know.
2011-03-11 (first published: 2009-11-03)
30,521 reads
Rebuild SQL Server Master Databases in Less than 5 Minutes
How to rebuild your master database quickly and safely.
2011-02-03
12,499 reads
2011-01-21 (first published: 2011-01-11)
2,906 reads
Blogs
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...
How to Provision an Azure SQL Database
Aside from spinning up a SQL Server instance container, the free Azure SQL Database...
Claude finds two cryptographic weaknesses (but the sky isn’t falling)
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If you haven't seen the announcement, Anthropic was able to utilize Claude (Mythos Preview)...
Forums
Why SQL Server Database Attach fails and how to repair it
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Fixing P1 Queries
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BIT_COUNT() IV
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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