Database is in Transition
One of my clients called saying they were receiving the following error when trying to access a database: "Error 952...
2009-08-12
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Blog Posts
Design can be too simple
I've advocated simple design for years, trying to give users less choice, help lead them down paths to get their...
2009-08-12
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Excellent Blog List
For the one or two you that are not reading Buck Woody’s blog (and why aren’t you), you may not...
2009-08-12
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Getting Security Vulnerability Information
Staying abreast of security vulnerability alerts can be a daunting task because there are so many each day. One source...
2009-08-12
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LinkedIn For Business
Ran across this recently, 33 Ways to Use LinkedIn for Business and thought I’d post it since I’ve talked about...
2009-08-12
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LIVE MEETING REMINDER - Baton Rouge SQL Server User Group
Reminder: The Baton Rouge Area SQL Server User Group will be broadcasting its user group via live meeting. If you...
2009-08-12
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No Training Budget Still No Excuse
When I first started by career in IT and SQL Server about 10 years ago I lived in a small...
2009-08-12
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PASS Connector Editorial for August 12, 2009
I currently write the editorial for the PASS Connector which is published every two weeks as part of my role...
2009-08-12
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So many topics, so many blogs.......What says you?
So, what should I talk about next? There's so much going on in the world of SQL Server (ie: 2008,...
2009-08-12
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SQL Quiz 5: SANs Mirroring
My turn to answer Chris Shaw’s questions “Do I feel I have a reliable SAN solution?” and “Describe Database Mirroring...
2009-08-12
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Blogs
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...
How to Provision an Azure SQL Database
Aside from spinning up a SQL Server instance container, the free Azure SQL Database...
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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