Powershell Get-EventLog and Event Log messages
This post explains how to list Event Log Messages with Powershell Get-EventLog , on multiple servers and output the results to...
2012-02-25
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Blog Posts
How To Write an Interview Winning CV
Writing a CV that rocks is not an art. It just requires some planning and an understanding of what you...
2012-02-24 (first published: 2012-02-21)
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New Cumulative Updates For SQL Server 2008 R2
On Feb 22, 2012, Microsoft released SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 Cumulative Update 5, which is Build 10.50.2806. This CU...
2012-02-24
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No MVP Summit for Me
On the corner of my rather messy desk is little recognition item in the image to the right. It’s a...
2012-02-24
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Re-blog – February 17 – February 23
Welcome to the Friday Re-Blog summary post. The aim of these posts is to bring some old posts that newer readers may...
2012-02-24
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Speaking at the SQL Lunch UK
Yep, that’s correct, the SQL Lunch has expanded to the UK with one slight change. Unlike the SQL Lunch that I...
2012-02-24
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Speaking at the SQL Lunch UK
Yep, that’s correct, the SQL Lunch has expanded to the UK with one slight change. Unlike the SQL Lunch that...
2012-02-24
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SQL Server - DBA Team FAQ
Developers constantly ask about placing the latest code\feature\process\third party applications onto Production Database Servers.
I’m building an FAQ to supply Developers...
2012-02-24
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SQL Server 2012 (“Denali”): Spatial Features
SQL Server 2012 introduces several significant enhancements to spatial types, such as support for new subtypes of circular arcs, new...
2012-02-24
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A Plea: Have your guidance documentation reviewed
Today one of my auditors sent me her matrix for auditing Microsoft SQL Server. I had seen part of it...
2012-02-23
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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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Why SQL Server Database Attach fails and how to repair it
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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