SQL Server Database Mirroring Tips and Tricks, Part 1
Even though SQL Server Database Mirroring is deprecated in SQL Server 2012, it is still a very useful HA/DR technique...
2012-03-16 (first published: 2012-03-12)
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Blog Posts
SQL Skills IE3 #sqlskills
I attended my first SQL Skills event in December 2011. Due to a big project at work I was able...
2012-03-16
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Why I don’t like maintenance plans
If you create a maintenance plan (SQL 9.0.3042) to backup databases and select All databases as below;
Then at some point...
2012-03-16
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#Meme15: On Facebook
This will be my first Meme15 (here’s Jason Strate’s original Meme15 post), and today we’re talking Facebook. The question is:
How...
2012-03-15
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Agent Jobs Using SSIS
This is a short script to help the DBA with documentation purposes. This would come in handy especially in those cases where you are consulting or you have taken...
2012-03-15
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Agent Jobs Using SSIS
This is a short script to help the DBA with documentation purposes. This would come in handy especially in those...
2012-03-15
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Cached blocking history with sys.dm_db_index_operational_stats
Transactions generate IO, latching and locking on tables and indexes , while attempting to access data. The sys.dm_db_index_operational_stats DMV returns aggregated data...
2012-03-15
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ColoradoSQL for March 2012
All ColoradoSQL user group meetings start at 5:30 p.m. and provide food and refreshments. There is no cost to attend...
2012-03-15
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Data Warehouse Architecture – Kimball and Inmon methodologies
What is the best methodology to use when creating a data warehouse? Well, first off, let’s discuss some of the reasons why...
2012-03-15 (first published: 2012-03-12)
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Execution Plans – Merge Join
The Merge Join is a Physical Operation when joining 2 sets of data that are in the same order.
There...
2012-03-15
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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
Why SQL Server Database Attach fails and how to repair it
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Fixing P1 Queries
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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