What Would You Like to See in a Book on Database Maintenance?
I am working on the outline of a new book I am writing, tentatively called Mastering SQL Server Database Maintenance....
2009-06-23
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Clear Ceases Operations
Saw this in email this morning, Clear has ceased operations after failing to negotiate with its senior creditor. I’ve written...
2009-06-23
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Paying for Content - SQL Server Knowledge
Someone asked me recently if I subscribed to any services to keep up with SQL Server content. Meaning did I...
2009-06-23
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Tips on Getting Hired – Part 5
I think the hardest part about the job search is interviewing and not being selected. You keep saying “why” with...
2009-06-22
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Emergency Procedures
In a followup to Aaron Bertrand's recent blog post on Disaster Recovery, I'd like to mention something I always mention...
2009-06-22
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Migrating A SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services Named Instance, The Missing Manual
Microsoft has always been pretty good at one thing, ease on install.
One of the things I always says is...
2009-06-22
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When the next object-persistence boat comes in.
I was reading a MCP training manual for SQL Server the other day. It was good. The whole of TSQL...
2009-06-22
1,746 reads
Big Thinker
My friend Robert Cain was kind enough to include me on his list of big thinkers along with my business...
2009-06-22
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Tips on Getting Hired – Part 4
Getting a job is hard. If you’ve been lucky enough not to struggle for a job, don’t make the mistake...
2009-06-22
1,226 reads
Am I a bad employee if I don't blog?
No.
Blogging is not for everyone and you don't want to give the impression you are something you are not doing...
2009-06-22
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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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BIT_COUNT() IV
In SQL Server 2025, I run this code:
select bit_count('A')
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