SELECT COUNT(*) vs COUNT(1) vs COUNT(ColumnName)
What is the difference between COUNT(*), COUNT(1) and COUNT(ColumnName)? A mystery that will never be known… ok that was a...
2011-09-15
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Bradley Schacht
Check Mount Points and Disk Free Space with PowerShell
Those who know me will know that this post is a little out of the ordinary… I am posting about...
2011-08-12
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Reset Identity Column in SQL
I’ll be honest, I am partially writing this because I always forget how to reset the identity column on a...
2011-08-11
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Excel Services in SharePoint 2010 Webinar Recording Is Up
First of all if you came out to my webinar this morning let me say a huge thank you! I...
2011-08-10
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Excel Services in SharePoint 2010 Webinar
Tomorrow I will be presenting a webinar at 11 AM eastern time for the Pragmatic Works Training on the T’s. ...
2011-08-08
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SQL Saturday #79 South Florida
SQL Saturday in South Florida is quickly approaching in just 2 short weeks. As usual, if you are in the...
2011-08-03
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PowerPivot Gallery Error Could not load type ‘Microsoft.AnalysisServices.SharePoint.Integration.ReportGalleryView’
Oh no you, you got the Could not load type ‘Microsoft.AnalysisServices.SharePoint.Integration.ReportGalleryView’ error!!! What to do now? Why did you get...
2011-08-02
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SQL Saturday #85 Orlando
SQL Saturday #85 is quickly approaching. It will be held in sunny Orlando, FL so if you live in the...
2011-07-30
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Backup and Restore SharePoint 2010 Site Collection with PowerShell
One of the most annoying processes with SharePoint is backing up a site collection. There is a build in tool...
2011-07-13
1,884 reads
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It has been a few weeks since I last posted. I know, I’m a slacker, thanks for pointing that out. ...
2011-07-10
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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
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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...
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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