Partitioning Relational Data – (Part – 3)
This is the third part of the three part article series on partitioning relational data.
In the first part of this...
2013-02-23
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Basit's SQL Server Tips
XML Support and SQL Server (Part 3)
Checkout the third part of my XML support and SQL Server article series here.
In this part, I talked about the...
2013-02-11
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SQL Agent Alert System Error: [264] An attempt was made to send an email when no email session has been established
Today, I received an email from the development team complaining why they have not received any of the SQL Agent...
2013-02-11
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Partitioning Relational Data – (Part – 2)
This is the second part of the three part article series on partitioning relational data.
In the first part of this...
2013-02-05
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Find the (available) amount of memory available to SQL Server (instance / machine)
From time to time, I see the following question posted on various SQL forums asking how we can determine the...
2013-01-14
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Partitioning Relational Data – (Part – 1)
A common requirement for dealing with large datasets is the ability to split the data into smaller blocks to help...
2013-01-08
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XML schema (XSD)
When creating XML documents, you must work from a design that defines the structure of the document. This strengthens the...
2013-01-08
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sp_spaceused system-stored procedure
You can use the sp_spaceused system-stored procedure to return space usage information about a database or a table within a...
2013-01-02
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SQL Server 2012 security: Changes for the newest version
Database infrastructure security is extremely crucial for any organization, which is why Microsoft has invested heavily in SQL Server security...
2012-12-11
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Does my SQL Server database use any Edition specific features?
Today, I received a phone call from a friend who is thinking to downgrade the database hosted in SQL Server...
2012-12-11
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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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