Stress Thoughts-Part 7
I’m going to finish up my thoughts on stress by talking about the philosophy I’ve evolved, some of the tricks...
2012-04-04
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Blog Posts
The evolving role of the database professional
The role of the database professional is quickly evolving to conform with the ever changing demands of the business world....
2012-04-04
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Toshiba Satellite C655-S5503 Review
If you are “in computers” according to your family and friends, you are typically expected to provide lifetime, free tech...
2012-04-04
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What’s stopping you?
I mentioned earlier this week that I’m working on a new presentation for SQLSaturday #119 next month. The talk revolves...
2012-04-04
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Oracle Tips for MSBI Devs #4: Executing an Oracle Stored Proc with IN Parameters in SSIS Execute SQL Task
The first tip I published discussed how to execute an Oracle procedure with no parameters. In this tip, I will...
2012-04-03
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Powershell – Validating an IP Address
A task that I have had to do several times over the years is determine if an IP Address string...
2012-04-03
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SQL SERVER Replication – Troubleshooting Steps for Beginners
Few days back there was a replication issue in one of the QA servers. Since the DBA was out of...
2012-04-03 (first published: 2012-03-26)
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The first blog post….
Daunting! By way of introduction, I’m Mat This blog is mostly for myself, to document what I know and maybe...
2012-04-03
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Why an employer should never ask about accessing your Facebook page
There's a brilliant piece of work posted as a fictitious resignation letter that gives some scenarios as to why an employer could...
2012-04-03
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Backup script skipping databases – and the fix!
A real head-scratcher
I’ve been using my RYO Maintenance scripts for a little while now, and they’ve been working great. Almost....
2012-04-02 (first published: 2012-03-26)
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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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BIT_COUNT() IV
In SQL Server 2025, I run this code:
select bit_count('A')
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