Examing database shared locks using sys.dm_tran_locks
If you’ve worked with Microsoft SQL Server for any length of time, you’re probably already aware that SQL Server uses...
2009-08-25
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Blog Posts
Featured Blogger: Alexander Kuznetsov
I’ve been reading his blog for a while and getting consistently good value. I’d categorize it as a SQL blog...
2009-08-25
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Kalen Delaney Joins The SQLSaturday Advisory Council
Last but certainly not least we’ve just announced Kalen Delaney as a member of the Advisory Council. Now that we...
2009-08-25
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New Book
Well, three chapters. The latest book I worked on is up at Apress. I only have three chapters in this...
2009-08-25
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PASS Board Nominations
I think the Professional Association of SQL Server users (PASS) is an extremely important organization for SQL Server DBA’s. Even...
2009-08-25
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PASS Board of Directors - Call for Nominations
Well I feel a little strange making an announcement about this since I'm not running. A number of people have...
2009-08-25
1,618 reads
PASS Connector Editorial for August 26, 2009
I currently write the editorial for the PASS Connector which is published every two weeks as part of my role...
2009-08-25
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Professional Growth – Community Involvement
As part of my professional development and to help raise my professional profile, I have become more involved with my...
2009-08-25
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24 Hours of PASS
Image a full day of SQL Server and BI training. Even better yet, a full day of FREE training. Well PASS (Professional...
2009-08-24
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Article Of the Week
I really enjoy reading technical articles. They often enlighten me on new technologies or provide me with a new way...
2009-08-24
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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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BIT_COUNT() IV
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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