Asymmetric Keys in SQL Server
I've been tech editing an encryption book for SQL Server. It's long overdue, and I think it will be a...
2009-04-27
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SQL Quiz 4: Leadership
I'm finally getting around to answering this one originated by Chris Shaw (@SQLShaw), as I was tagged by Jack Corbett...
2009-04-27
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Visiting West Palm Beach SQL Group on April 29, 2009
I'm going to West Palm Beach on Apr 29th to visit Scott Klein and his group. I'll be doing a...
2009-04-26
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Patterns & Practices SIG starting up in Columbia, SC
C# MVP Chris Eargle (@kodefuguru on Twitter), who is also an INETA community champion and president of the Columbia Enterprise...
2009-04-24
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Moving Forward with Nuclear
We use a lot of power in our computing infrastructure. And while I’m mindful of the concerns over safety, environment,...
2009-04-24
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SQL Server Security Basics: Why Would I Use SQL Server Authentication?
The standard best practice answer when it comes to connecting to SQL Server is to use Windows authentication. However, SQL...
2009-04-24
3,819 reads
PASS Summit Sessions Submitted
It's official – I've submitted my abstracts for the 2009 PASS Summit and received my confirmation. Now I wait to see...
2009-04-24
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Book Review: The Speed of Trust
I finally finished up reading the Speed of Trust and have to say I struggled with it. I'm a big...
2009-04-23
793 reads
Building Something Fun
A little further off topic than usual today, something not about technology and work for a change. Woodworking is one...
2009-04-23
1,408 reads
Spring Still Not Really Hitting Montreal Yet, thus More Time to Hunt Down Useless Indexes
Hopefully, by the time we have our annual family vacation in May, the Cherry Blossoms will be out – until then...
2009-04-23
750 reads
Blogs
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
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...
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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