Expert SQL Server 2008 Encryption
Encryption is a tough subject, but it’s one that’s fascinated me for years. I downloaded PGP when it came out...
2009-10-26
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Blog Posts
Notes on a Migration from Oracle to SQL Server
I have to admit, when asked to perform a migration from Oracle to SQL Server over the past couple of...
2009-10-26
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One Week until PASS 2009
It's one week until the PASS Summit. At this time next week I'll be on a plane, heading to Seattle...
2009-10-26
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People I Can’t PASS on Meeting
One week from today I will be in Seattle for my first ever PASS Summit. One of the things I...
2009-10-26
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Special Events at PASS Summit
Besides giving two Community Session presentations (here and here), next week, I will be involved in the Birds of a...
2009-10-26
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SQL Saturday #21 (Orlando) Presentation Downloads
Here are the slide decks and code samples from my sessions at SQL Saturday #21 Orlando on 10\17. I've also...
2009-10-26
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SQL Saturday #21 (Orlando) Recap
Saturday, 10\17, marked the third year for SQL Saturday here in Orlando and each year it gets bigger and better....
2009-10-26
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SQLSaturday Sensation in NJ
Well, it's a wrap! Saturday has come and gone, but memories will go on. It was great to see so...
2009-10-26
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Business Cards – Again
I posted some thoughts on business cards awhile back, had used up the ones I had and was time to...
2009-10-25
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My Eval Results from SQLSaturday #21
I presented Social and Not So Social Networking for the DBA. Of the attendees, 16 submitted an eval. Here are...
2009-10-25
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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...
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Why SQL Server Database Attach fails and how to repair it
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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