Impressions of PDC09 Day One
Back before I grew up and became a DBA, I used to be a developer. This seems to be a...
2009-11-18
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Blog Posts
It's Getting Confusing Talking Platforms
There was a time that Windows ran on multiple architectures. We had the PowerPC, Alpha, and MIPS CPUs in addition...
2009-11-18
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Professional Extrovert, Private Introvert
I’ve had this on my list of things to talk about someday, a recent post on almost the same subject...
2009-11-18
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SQL Lunch Recordings Now Available
After several tries I think we finally have it working. If you were unable to attend the last two SQLLunches,...
2009-11-18
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Cumulative Update 5 For SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1
Microsoft has released Cumulative Update 5 for SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1. You can go here to request the...
2009-11-17
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Dev Connections Recap
Last week I attended the Dev Connections conference for the first time. It was held in the Mandalay Bay resort...
2009-11-17
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I have a Tag
That’s a Microsoft Tag. I’m not quite sure what exactly to do with it, but here it is. Evidently you’re...
2009-11-17
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PASS Update #19 (SQL Server Standard)
In a recent blog post Brent Ozar questioned why PASS decided to relaunch the SQL Server Standard given the failure...
2009-11-17
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Proof
SQL Rockstar tells me that unless there are photo’s, it didn’t happen. Brad McGehee published some pictures from DevConnections. See,...
2009-11-17
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Record of a PSS Call
Not everyone has the opportunity to call Microsoft Premier Support. For those who have not yet had this experience, I’ll...
2009-11-17
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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...
Forums
Why SQL Server Database Attach fails and how to repair it
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Fixing P1 Queries
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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