SQLSaturday #49 tomorrow!
This is just a quick note to let you know SQLSaturday #49 in Orlando is tomorrow! If you’re in the...
2010-10-15
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sqlchicken
Drawn By the BI Sirens
Patrick Is the lead Singer
Sirens. Their sweet songs lured sailors to their deaths in tales of yore. Alas, I too...
2010-10-04
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Pirates of PASS: Curse of the Elections Process
Pirate Code: They're more like guidelines really...
The last few weeks we’ve watched the drama unfold in regards to the PASS...
2010-09-02
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Changing of the Guard
A few weeks ago Andy Leonard (Blog | Twitter) announced that he was stepping down from his position as PASS Regional...
2010-08-25
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PASS Elections Portal
I think the shirt says it all
If you’ve been under a rock the last few weeks you may not know...
2010-08-25
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Join Me For Lunch?
Just a quick note that today at 12:30 EST (11:30 CST) I’ll be presenting on Policy-Based Management for SQLLunch. If...
2010-08-17
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SQLCruise: I’m No Longer On a Boat…So I’m Sad
Pirate Cat can haz ur Swag?
Well it’s the first Monday back since this amazing trip and some folks have wasted...
2010-08-09
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Sharing Remote Desktop Sessions
I work for a very large company where divisions are spread out literally all over the world. There are many...
2010-07-28
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Presenting at SQLSaturday #40 – South Florida
I'M ON A BOAT!
This is just a quick note to say that I’ll be in South Florida this weekend presenting...
2010-07-27
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Tour de Career: Team Roles
In cycling each team is made up of nine riders. Each rider on a team can have a different specialization....
2010-07-26
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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)
By Brian Kelley
If you haven't seen the announcement, Anthropic was able to utilize Claude (Mythos Preview)...
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BIT_COUNT() IV
In SQL Server 2025, I run this code:
select bit_count('A')
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