A Small Collection of I/O Specific DMV Queries
It is pretty common for large, busy SQL Server implementations to run into I/O pressure or bottlenecks, especially since many...
2009-12-30
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Practice Your Restores
Steven Jones posted an excellent editorial today all about how your backups are only good if you know that you...
2009-12-30
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Running a Small User Group - The Tools
Because running a small user group is a labor of love, we look for time savings wherever we can to...
2009-12-30
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Looking back at 2009 Goals
I set goals at the start of 2009 for the year. They were:
Continue with 400 posts a month Blog Daily...
2009-12-30
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Writing Proposals for Training
I had a student recently who said that to get any type of training she had to write a proposal...
2009-12-29
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The Other Server
I had a fun support call I need to share. A developer called up to tell me that a particular...
2009-12-29
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The Power of Networking
I was contacted recently by someone that was hiring a new employee. They had searched out applicants on the Internet...
2009-12-29
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Starting the year out right
It's the end of another year, and thus the beginning of the next one. Whether you had a successful 2009...
2009-12-29
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Analysis Services Performance Optimization Tips
Over the last few weeks I have focused most of my blog energy into writing a couple articles. So I...
2009-12-29
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Windows ReadyBoost in Windows 7
Perhaps you heard of or actually tried Windows ReadyBoost in Windows Vista, and were (like me) disappointed with the results?...
2009-12-29
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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...
Forums
iso source of scripts.
While doing some housekeeping I came across a folder containing some scripts that appear...
Why SQL Server Database Attach fails and how to repair it
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Why SQL Server Database Attach...
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