Travel for 2010
Lately I’ve been thinking that I need to try harder to focus on doing the things I both want to...
2009-09-23
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SSIS - Data Provider Does Not Allow Parameters in OLE DB Source
I recently worked on a project that involved loading a Data Warehouse from a DB2 source. In this project we...
2009-09-23
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Free SQL Server Dashboard
Greg Larsen, a SQL Server DBA, and the owner of the website SQLServerExamples.com, has released a free plug-in for SSMS...
2009-09-23
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PASS Virtual Chapters
If you’re not a member of the Professional Association of SQL Server users, PASS, why not? No, I’m sorry. I...
2009-09-23
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Free SQL Server Dashboard
Greg Larsen, a SQL Server DBA, and the owner of the website SQLServerExamples.com, has released a free plug-in for SSMS...
2009-09-23
4,154 reads
Presentation Skills from Brent Ozar
If you present at any level, read this. If you’re thinking about presenting, read this. If you’d like to start...
2009-09-23
1,077 reads
SQL Lunch – Pick your favorite Logo
We have been working on the logo for a month now, but instead of making the final decision I have...
2009-09-23
781 reads
Venturing into Powershell
As you probably know if you read my blog regularly, I recently put together a presentation called, Dive into the...
2009-09-23
498 reads
Fun with Firewalls
We have a couple of boxes at a local Denver co-location facility for the training business, SQL Share. Our firewall...
2009-09-23
912 reads
External MAML Help Files
One of the really handy improvevements in Powershell V2 is around creating help information for your script users. I often find myself having...
2009-09-23
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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
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