Speaking at Knoxville SQL Server User Group
I am excited to announce that I will be giving a virtual presentation to the Knoxville SQL Server User Group. ...
2012-01-04
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Blog Posts
SQL Server Error Logs
I read a blog post this morning on SQLServerCentral by Tim Radney about SQL Server Error Logs. Tim talks about...
2012-01-04
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SQL SERVER REBUILD INDEX
Use the script below to rebuild an index on a table
ALTER INDEX MY_INDEX_NAME on MY_TABLE_NAME REBUILD ;
Check SQL Server...
2012-01-04
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SSIS Community Tasks and Components
Do you know there are hundreds of additional tasks, tools, and components for SSIS, many which are free? Why re-invent...
2012-01-04 (first published: 2011-12-30)
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SSIS ETL Frameworks
In my years as a BI Professional I have seen many ETL Frameworks. They range from homegrown internal solution to...
2012-01-04
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Dropping a Database
I came across an issue on a server this morning where a drive had run out of free space. Now given...
2012-01-03
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Estimated Completion Time for Backups and Restores
I’m in the middle of a database migration and thought I’d quickly share a script I threw together to show...
2012-01-03 (first published: 2011-12-30)
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SQL SERVER DISABLE INDEX
Use the script below to disable an index on a SQL Server table
ALTER INDEX MY_INDEX_NAME on MY_TABLE_NAME DISABLE;
Executing the...
2012-01-03
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Start 2012 with Your Best of 2011
The first week following on from the Christmas break is a very hectic one for us Data Professionals.
Your customers are...
2012-01-03
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Windows OS Information from SQL Server
I ran across a thread recently where someone was asking how to get the Windows start time from within SQL...
2012-01-03
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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)...
Forums
Why SQL Server Database Attach fails and how to repair it
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Fixing P1 Queries
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BIT_COUNT() IV
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Question of the Day
BIT_COUNT() IV
In SQL Server 2025, I run this code:
select bit_count('A')
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