The #Meme15 On Social Networking
During a recent conversation with a few fellow bloggers, the conversation turned to how we each got started with blogging...
2011-12-08
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Blog Posts
The Day-to-Day Tasks of the Average DBA
DBAs (Database Administrators) perform many different tasks, and one way to explain what a DBA is, is to describe the...
2011-12-08
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When training is just that good!
I have the privilege of attending SQL Skills Immersion Event week one in Atlanta GA this week. My expectations were...
2011-12-08
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A DBA is a Data Professional
By Grant Fritchey
http://www.scarydba.com/
A DBA (Database Administrator) is a Data Professional tasked with managing an organization’s data using some sort of...
2011-12-07
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Create SQL Server scripts with Visio 2010
If you are using Visio 2010 and creating tables via the Database Model Diagram template, you may be surprised to...
2011-12-07
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DBA in Space: Behind the Scenes—Question 13
Part 1 of Question 13: The Question.Part 2 of Question 13: The follow up to the question.This is a continuation...
2011-12-07
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December AppDev Webcast
The new year is just around the corner. And before you know it, we’ll have an opportunity to start moving...
2011-12-07
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First Thoughts on the Kindle Fire
My perception of the tablet market has been that the iPad is king, but at a kingly price. If I...
2011-12-07
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MCITP: 4 Down 0 To Go
Yay. I finally took the plunge and decided to take Exam 70-451. This is the MCITP exam for the SQL...
2011-12-07
602 reads
MCITP: 4 Down 0 To Go
Yay. I finally took the plunge and decided to take Exam 70-451. This is the MCITP exam for the SQL 2008 Dev track. Frankly, I had taken my time with...
2011-12-07
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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)...
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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