Done or Not Done
One of the things I hear a lot relating to work big and small is that it is “almost done”,...
2012-03-12
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Blog Posts
Double-Dash Comments, the Hidden Menace
While writing my last post on cleaning up old maintenance plans, I was reminded of something I heard in a...
2012-03-12
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Factors that can delay Log Truncation – LOG BACKUP
When log records remain active for a long time – truncation can be delayed. The delays can cause the transaction logs...
2012-03-12
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Jedi Mind Tricks
Here’s a story from a recent meeting. We were discussing some problems and the team was talking through some options...
2012-03-12
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Last Execution Date Time of a Stored Procedure
On many forums I have found a very basic yet important query - “How can I know when was my Stored...
2012-03-12
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MDX Functions: BottomCount
The MultiDimensional eXpressions, or MDX, language is used to query the data in a multidimensional in an OLAP database. In the...
2012-03-12
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MDX Functions: TopCount
The MultiDimensional eXpressions, or MDX, language is used to query the data in a multidimensional in an OLAP database. In the...
2012-03-12
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Monday Morning Mistakes: Not Setting Memory Limits
Welcome back to another addition of Monday Morning Mistakes series. Today’s issue is one I tend to run into quite...
2012-03-12 (first published: 2012-02-28)
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SQL Server 2012 RTM–Are you waiting for SP1?
As you probably know by now SQL Server 2012 was launched last week, Microsoft had an online launch event that...
2012-03-12
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2012-03-11
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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