I Need a Backup and I Need It Now
I Need a Backup ... And I Need It Now
Have you ever wished that creating a backup on the fly was...
2009-04-18
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First Foundation Class Review
The first Pragmatic Works Foundation class concluded today and I think it was a great success! Each student did very...
2009-04-17
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Career Development and Training
I know I discussed this in an early post, but it seems to have reared its ugly head again. This...
2009-04-17
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Priceless – Prius Repair Update
I went to pay for the Prius this morning; it’s finally done!
Front seatbelts (2) - $412
Rear seatbelts (2) - $260
Front door...
2009-04-17
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Getting Started with Technical Presentations
I was talking with a gentleman last night after the Greater Charleston .NET User Group about career development. He's not...
2009-04-17
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Data Logging
I'm a data guy, so it makes sense for me to think about tracking my data here at home. Recently...
2009-04-17
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SQL Server 2008 System Views - Map
Sure that many informations that we can have from the SQL Server 2008, are organized in system views in each...
2009-04-17
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Book Review: Best of SQL Server Central Volume 6
If you've never looked at one of these they are compilations of some of the best/most popular articles since the...
2009-04-16
540 reads
The Maintenance Plan Wizard Can Lead You Astray
In theory, the SQL Server Maintenance Plan Wizard is supposed to make it easier for non-DBAs or novice DBAs to...
2009-04-16
5,583 reads
SQL Saturday Pensacola - Schedule published
The event schedule for SQL Saturday Pensacola has been published. This event will be held on Saturday, June 6 at...
2009-04-16
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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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Why SQL Server Database Attach fails and how to repair it
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Fixing P1 Queries
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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