Better Backup
I’ve been managing backups of my video files using USB hard drives for a year, and I’m fed up. I...
2009-04-16
944 reads
Starting Conversations - Part 2
A week or so ago I posted a note about reading How to Start a Conversation and Make Friends (worth...
2009-04-15
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Pragmatic Works Foundation Class
This week I've been extremely busy working on the new Pragmatic Works Foundation class, which is the brainchild of Brian...
2009-04-15
708 reads
Don’t Make Dumb Mistakes by Duplicating Indexes
Just today, I was reviewing the indexing of a database used by a third-party application. As part of my review,...
2009-04-15
2,427 reads
Full Text Catalog Scripting "Gotcha" in SSMS 2008
With every new version of SQL Server comes a set of deprecated features. Usually Microsoft gives fair warning that these...
2009-04-15
587 reads
Learn How to Use the SQL Server 2008 Transact-SQL Debugger
Bill Ramos, a SQL Server Product Manager, has written a three part series on how to use the SQL Server...
2009-04-15
857 reads
Richmond, VA Code Camp to be Held April 25
The Richmond Code Camp 2009.1, will be held on Saturday 25, 2009 at the J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College in...
2009-04-15
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Portland, OR Code Camp Set for May 30, 2009
The Portland Code Camp will be held at Reed College on Saturday, May 30, 2009. This free event will include...
2009-04-15
421 reads
Microsoft Releases Updated White Paper on Troubleshooting SQL Server 2008 Performance
Microsoft has finally updated their classis Troubleshooting SQL Server Performance white paper for SQL Server 2008, which is available at:
Troubleshooting...
2009-04-15
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Last Call for Speakers for SQLSaturday #7 in Birmingham on May 30
I just had a call with John Baldwin who is leading the effort in Birmingham and there plenty of action...
2009-04-15
303 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