How to find SQL Agent Jobs without Notification Operator Configured?
We can either use SQL Server Management Studio or use Transact-SQL query to find any SQL Agent jobs that have...
2012-08-12
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Basit's SQL Server Tips
Using a Dedicated Administrator Connection (DAC) on SQL Server
Dedicated Administrator Connection (DAC) allows administrators emergency access to SQL Server via SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) or via command...
2012-08-09
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Recovering from out-of-disk space conditions for tempdb
Another potential problem that you need to tackle as a DBA is running out of disk space on the hard...
2012-08-06
3,253 reads
Creating and Managing User-Defined Roles in SQL Server 2012
SQL Server 2012 introduces user-defined server roles. These user-defined server roles are similar to fixed server roles with only difference...
2012-08-02
2,871 reads
Performing Unattended Installs of SQL Server 2012
In my post here, I’ve discussed the procedure to perform attended installation of SQL Server 2012 on a Windows Server...
2012-08-02
9,874 reads
How to move master and resource system databases?
I received an phone call from a friend today asking how to move master and resource system databases in Microsoft...
2012-07-29
6,881 reads
Different techniques to identify blocking in SQL Server
SQL Server is able to service requests from a large number of concurrent users. When SQL Server is servicing requests...
2012-07-27
1,590 reads
Retrieving Deadlock Graphs with Event Notification
Checkout my article (i.e. Retrieving Deadlock Graphs with Event Notification) that is published on SSWUG.org. This article shows the steps...
2012-07-26
2,920 reads
Transact-SQL Script to Monitor Replication Status
Today, I’ve written the following T-SQL script which you can use to monitor the status of transactional replication and performance...
2012-07-25
7,035 reads
Using Cell-Level Encryption in SQL Server
Industry guidance such as the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS), Healthcare Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and...
2012-07-19
15,704 reads
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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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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BIT_COUNT() IV
In SQL Server 2025, I run this code:
select bit_count('A')
What is returned? See possible answers