Contest to Win a Free Trip to PASS
MSSQLTips & Idera are sponsoring a contest where the grand prize in an all expenses paid trip to the PASS Summit...
2009-07-21
711 reads
Security Basics: Physical Security
In IT security, we spend so much time trying to protect servers and computers on the wire (or on wireless)...
2009-07-21
1,259 reads
Conversations
Do you know how to start a conversation or how to join one? I usually wait for a pause and...
2009-07-21
666 reads
Kindle Update - Broken
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I was literally stunned and it must have shown on my face because my daughter asked me if I was...
2009-07-21
794 reads
Customer Loyalty Cards, Convenience, and Privacy
I bet most of you have at least one customer loyalty card in your wallet or on your keyring, one...
2009-07-20
728 reads
Mystery of Failing Database Mail
Have you ever seen this error when you have setup database mail:
The mail could not be sent to the recipients...
2009-07-20
429 reads
Cannot generate SSPI context…
Out of all the problems you can have with SQL Server troubleshooting connectivity issues can be the most challenging. When...
2009-07-20
6,525 reads
PowerShell's "Mini-Shell" Is Not A "Mini" Shell
I just learned about a Connect item entered on Friday: https://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=475337 . Here's the description in the item. Please invoke the...
2009-07-20
453 reads
MS Field Engineer’s on Performance Troubleshooting
Do you want to get a glimpse into how the Microsoft Field Engineers would go about troubleshooting performance issues on...
2009-07-20
787 reads
Social Networking in the SQL Server Community
Like many SQL Server (and other technology) people, I utilize several social networking vehicles to stay in touch with others...
2009-07-20
1,860 reads
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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Fixing P1 Queries
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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