Loading up on MVP Goodies
Not MVP logo items, as I’m not sure if I really want to wear those. I was somewhat uncomfortable last...
2009-05-13
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The Windows 7 RC Download Issue
A better explanation from the SQLCAT team in this blog entry. I’d still like to see more, but this makes...
2009-05-13
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Windows 7 and the Hokey Pokey
I was watching the TechEd 2009 keynote the other day and there was a lot of time spent on Windows...
2009-05-13
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Miscellaneous Networking Thoughts
I'm still learning and experimenting on the networking side, thought I'd share a few things I've seen or tried lately....
2009-05-12
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The Windows 7 RC0 Experience
Over the past 2 days, I’ve gone full bore into Windows 7. I’ve installed RC0 on 2 of my laptops,...
2009-05-12
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SQL Saturday Jacksonville Recap
Note: I intended to post this last week but life\work\burnout and installing Windows 7 RC got in the way.
Another weekend,...
2009-05-12
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Welcome to Sam Bendayan's 2 cents.....content coming soon...
You will be at least 2 cents richer....
2009-05-12
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What's a 'DBA'?
Most of us are tired of this overused, vague term. How many of you have clicked on a 'DBA' job...
2009-05-12
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SSC Comment on PASS Summit and Networking
SQLServerCentral had a press release today about attending the Summit and the networking opportunities, something that I've been blogging about...
2009-05-12
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PASS Update #10
It's been a slower pace since the last update. Grant and I are working on the publication process for content...
2009-05-12
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Blogs
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...
How to Provision an Azure SQL Database
Aside from spinning up a SQL Server instance container, the free Azure SQL Database...
Claude finds two cryptographic weaknesses (but the sky isn’t falling)
By Brian Kelley
If you haven't seen the announcement, Anthropic was able to utilize Claude (Mythos Preview)...
Forums
Why SQL Server Database Attach fails and how to repair it
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BIT_COUNT() IV
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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