Linear Gauge Control: A Practical Use
SQL Server Reporting Services 2008 introduced several new features.One key feature was the inclusion of the Gauge Controls.I was recently...
2009-11-30
1,737 reads
SQL Saturday #34/New England Data Camp v2.0
It’s official sports fans. Well, it’s been official since last week since Adam Machanic set up the web site. The...
2009-11-30
1,381 reads
Are You a Giver or a Taker?
I have been involved in the SQL Server community since 2000, and during the past nine years I have seen...
2009-11-30
1,460 reads
What’s Using Space in Tempdb?
It happens, not often, but I do regularly see people talking about their tempdb growing too large. Often that means...
2009-11-30
14,992 reads
When it rains…
It pours.
I come back from 4 days unwired, a bunch of writing done, to a laptop that’s head, a site...
2009-11-30
1,424 reads
SQL Server XQuery For Idiots
I’m still struggling with learning XQuery. My latest little revelation was small, but vital.
The difference between:
@inXML.nodes('/rss/channel/item')and
@inXML.nodes('/rss[1]/channel[1]/item')Is the difference between a...
2009-11-30
1,532 reads
XQuery For Idiots
I’m still struggling with learning XQuery. My latest little revelation was small, but vital.
The difference between:
@inXML.nodes('/rss/channel/item')and
@inXML.nodes('/rss[1]/channel[1]/item')Is the difference between a...
2009-11-30
1,747 reads
TechNet WebCast: SQL Server Locking & Blocking
Next Monday, I’m presenting a TechNet WebCast for Microsoft Thrive Live! The subject: SQL Server Locking & Blocking Made Simple. Here...
2009-11-30
1,505 reads
My first useful powershell script – capturing performance counters
After playing around with powershell a bit, I managed to do something quite useful. There are a multitude of ways...
2009-11-30
1,774 reads
Unwired
I didn’t have Internet access for 4 days while we were in the mountains. Actually I could have purchased it,...
2009-11-30
1,466 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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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