Pain of the Week Webcast
Thursday this week I get to hang out, virtually, with some of the heavy hitters of the industry, Brent Ozar,...
2009-08-03
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Blog Posts
SQL Bloggers – Join The PASS Blogger Group on LinkedIn
We launched this last week, a dedicated sub group for sql bloggers. To be eligible to join you have to...
2009-08-03
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SQL Saturday #17 – Baton Rouge
At 5:00 AM on August 1, 2009 I was awaken by a ringing cell phone. It was Mark, the official...
2009-08-03
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SQL Saturday Baton Rouge – Recap
After a long weekend of travel and speaking, I’m finally able to put my feet up and get a little...
2009-08-03
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SQL Server Standard
PASS is relaunching the SQL Server Standard with a wholly new approach and format. I’ll put more out about it...
2009-08-03
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Technical Presenters – Make your point
I caught this blog post, Who says technical presentations can't be engaging?, today thanks to Dana Coffey (@crazeegeekchick on Twitter). ...
2009-08-03
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The Basic Truths about Data
In reviewing database development best practices recently I'm reminded of an attitude I've found prevalent in many development shops, that...
2009-08-03
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What's new in Sql Server 2005
Its very difficult to write what all new in Sql server 2005, almost everything is new... the complete engine has...
2009-08-03
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Brian Knight’s Texas Tornado Tour!
Its been fun and fulfilling getting neck deep into the Central Texas Capitol Area Users of SQL Server again after...
2009-08-02
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Fusion-IO Update
I’ve done all the testing I can do for now. There were some unexpected developments that I will cover in...
2009-08-02
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Blogs
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...
Claude finds two cryptographic weaknesses (but the sky isn’t falling)
By Brian Kelley
If you haven't seen the announcement, Anthropic was able to utilize Claude (Mythos Preview)...
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BIT_COUNT() IV
In SQL Server 2025, I run this code:
select bit_count('A')
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