Day Zero of PASS (Pre-conference seminar with Kim Tripp)
This week, I’m blogging and tweeting from the PASS Community Summit in Seattle, Washington. The week of the Summit is...
2009-11-03
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Blog Posts
DB Audit Challenge #1 - Part II - Get a Clue
In the spirit of my Who DID IT and RAN SQL Caper presentation.....
OK, I was hoping to get the creative juices...
2009-11-03
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Importing a SQL Server 2008 Analysis Services Database
Have you ever lost your project file for a SQL Server Analysis Services database? There is a great option to...
2009-11-03
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Kick xp_sendmail to the curb
With the advent of SQL Server 2005 and 2008, mail in the database engine has changed dramatically. Previously you had...
2009-11-03
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My First PASS Experiences
Getting to Seattle
I started my travels to the PASS Summit at about 9:30 am (EST) on Sunday and arrived at...
2009-11-03
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PASS Day –1 (Monday) at PASS Summit 2009
Started the day with a long walk, then off to Top Pot doughnuts for coffee with Don Gabor, Jack Corbett,...
2009-11-03
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PASS Summit - Bob Muglia
President of server tools at Microsoft, Bob Muglia, he overseas Windows Server, Systems Center, Hyper-V, and of course, SQL Server....
2009-11-03
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Pass Summit 2009 - Live Blogging
I'm blogging from the PASS Summit 2009, making notes as the keynotes unfold. This is my second year doing it...
2009-11-03
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PASS Summit 2009 - Ted Kummert
After Bob Muglia, Ted Kummert came on stage. He's the senior VP of the server tools division and works for...
2009-11-03
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PASS Summit 2009 - Wayne Snyder
The opening remarks of the first day are typically from the President of PASS. Wayne Snyder, the outgoing president started...
2009-11-03
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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