TechNet WebCast: SQL Server Locking & Blocking
Next Monday, I’m presenting a TechNet WebCast for Microsoft Thrive Live! The subject: SQL Server Locking & Blocking Made Simple. Here...
2009-11-30
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Blog Posts
Unwired
I didn’t have Internet access for 4 days while we were in the mountains. Actually I could have purchased it,...
2009-11-30
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What’s Using Space in Tempdb?
It happens, not often, but I do regularly see people talking about their tempdb growing too large. Often that means...
2009-11-30
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When it rains…
It pours.
I come back from 4 days unwired, a bunch of writing done, to a laptop that’s head, a site...
2009-11-30
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XQuery For Idiots
I’m still struggling with learning XQuery. My latest little revelation was small, but vital.
The difference between:
@inXML.nodes('/rss/channel/item')and
@inXML.nodes('/rss[1]/channel[1]/item')Is the difference between a...
2009-11-30
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Featured Blogger: Rob Garrison
I met Rob via email early this year as a volunteer helping with content for PASS, and I’ve been following...
2009-11-29
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Kevin Kline on PASS
Brian Moran (incoming Board member) did a nice interview with Kevin, worth reading, and some good stuff about areas where...
2009-11-29
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Link: Top 200 Developer Blogs
Ran across this list a while back, Jurgen posted his Top 200 Developer Blogs list and an OPML file of...
2009-11-29
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weekly update
Well I said that I would try to post regularly and seeing as its Sunday and I haven’t posted for...
2009-11-29
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Picking a Branch
Do you know that there are actually two branches of SQL Server 2008 code right now? Actually I would bet...
2009-11-27
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Blogs
Learn about Modern Microsoft Apps in San Diego
By Steve Jones
I wrote about learning today for the editorial: I Can’t Make You Learn. I...
How To Deploy Fabric SQL and Azure SQL Databases with Azure DevOps
By ReviewMyDB
Fabric has CI/CD built in, but if you've tried to use it for database...
A New Word: Attriage
By Steve Jones
attriage – n. the state of having lost all control over how you feel...
Forums
SSRS Reminded Me of the Time Microsoft Retired TMG
Comments posted to this topic are about the item SSRS Reminded Me of the...
Getting results from a Procedure to join to a query
I have a need to execute a stored procedure and return the results to...
Upgrade 2016 Standard to 2022 Express
Title pretty much says it all - can this be done? I've tried several...
Question of the Day
BIT_COUNT II
In SQL Server 2025, I have a table (dbo.UserPermission) that contains this data:
UserID UserPermissions 15 23 37 4 NULLWhat is returned when I run this code:
select bit_count(UserPermissions) as PermissionCount from dbo.UserPermission where UserID = 4;See possible answers