Setting up powershell remote sessions
Hey guys, differing from usual this is a quick post on setting up powershell remote sessions. I know you can...
2016-05-02 (first published: 2016-04-22)
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The DBA Who Came In From The Cold
SQL 2016 – Dynamic Data Masking
One of the new features that’s coming with SQL Server 2016 is Dynamic Data Masking. DDM is designed to allow...
2016-04-22 (first published: 2016-04-13)
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Tools of the trade
I’ve been meaning to write this post for a while now, nice and simple, just want to list the tools...
2016-04-06
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Update to TRUNCATE TABLE in SQL 2016 (partition support)
Continuing my obsession with partitioning I thought I’d write this quick post about a cool change in SQL Server 2016.
This...
2016-04-12 (first published: 2016-03-29)
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Partitioning and filegroup restores
I’ve been playing around with partitioning quite a lot recently and wanted to write a quick post about how it...
2016-04-05 (first published: 2016-03-24)
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First foray into presenting
It’s been a while since I’ve posted as the run up to Xmas last year and this January have been...
2016-01-29
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Pass 2015 – Overall Thoughts
I know I only posted one other blog about Pass but I’ve been way too busy over the last couple...
2015-11-01
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Pass 2015 – First Impressions
It’s Pass 2015 this week and I’m attending (seriously I’m unbelievably chuffed)! As they’ll be a shedload of blogs about...
2015-10-27
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Pass 2015 – First Impressions
It’s Pass 2015 this week and I’m attending (seriously I’m unbelievably chuffed)! As they’ll be a shedload of blogs about...
2015-10-27
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Where is my data stored?
Tables within SQL Server can contain a maximum of 8060 bytes per row. However even though columns are limited to...
2015-09-21
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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...
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BIT_COUNT() IV
In SQL Server 2025, I run this code:
select bit_count('A')
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