The mystery of the NULL bitmap mask
In today's weblog post I want to talk about the NULL bitmap mask and some mysteries
that you can encounter with...
2011-06-29
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Blog Posts
Understanding Benchmarks
That Means What?
Vizzini: HE DIDN’T FALL? INCONCEIVABLE.
Inigo Montoya: You keep using that word. I do not think it means...
2011-06-29
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Why I’m raising my son to be a nerd
A good read, from ESPN and CNN columnist, LZ Granderson: Why I’m raising my son to be a nerd.
We need...
2011-06-29
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A Lost Day
I’m not sure what happened, but I had some sort of stomach bug yesterday. I was up throughout the night...
2011-06-28
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Attention Speakers–Sign Up for SQLSaturday #85 in Orlando!
Our call for speakers for #85 will be open about another 10 days, and then Bradley Ball can jump into...
2011-06-28
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Counting Licenses for VMs
This is old news, but I’ve had to explain SQL Server VM licensing to enough people recently that I thought...
2011-06-28
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Getting Ahead and Getting Involved
I spend a little time on AskSSC (that is the question and answer section on http://www.sqlservercentral.com). Quite often the question...
2011-06-28
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HASHBYTES – A T-SQL Function
Someone was asking if the HASHBYTES function was a good one to use in T-SQL as far as performance goes.....
2011-06-28
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Instead Of Trigger and OUTPUT clause headache
It is known that you cannot get inserted identity values using OUTPUT clause when inserting to view which has instead...
2011-06-28
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Let’s Get Registered! Registered!
The PASS Summit is only a few short months away. But before that happens there is an important deadline fast...
2011-06-28
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Blogs
Flyway Tips: Object History
By Steve Jones
It’s a small change, but a handy one. Flyway Desktop (FWD) now includes the...
Car Update September 2026
By Steve Jones
Software is hard. While I love our Lucid Gravity, I realize that they are...
Microsoft Tools for Making Data AI-Ready
By James Serra
Making Data AI-Ready, Part 2 (This is the second article in a three-part series...
Forums
Looking for old SQL Server 1.x - 4.21 disks, manuals, boxes, etc.
Hi everyone, I'm hoping some of the longtime SQL Server professionals here might be...
Checking the Error Log II
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Parameter Sniffing on SQL Server 2025: A Walkthrough with Real Numbers
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Checking the Error Log II
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