vmware Experts Database program EU, SQL Server Event – Sofia
I was honored to be part of very first & very high professional workshop about the vmware and SQL Server. Among...
2017-04-13
466 reads
Dukagjin Maloku
- Interests: Database Admin & BI
PASS Summit 2016 – call for Speakers…
PASS Summit 2016 is the biggest, largest, highest rated summit in the World for the Microsoft SQL Server & BI professionals,...
2016-02-05
787 reads
Azure SQL DB – technical deployment
Take a look this awesome document for the Azure SQL DB technical deployment with lot of the details that you need...
2016-02-02
500 reads
SQL Saturday Tirana (Albania)
I’m very exciting to announce that we will have next SQL Saturday event in Albania, Tirana, which is going to...
2014-06-19
850 reads
MCSA in 90 days… & lot of resources
Another free resource for learning and gaining your knowledge that might be possible to earn MCSA Certifications with few efforts....
2014-02-12
1,455 reads
SQL Server 2014 CTP2 …ready to download
Announced and available for download the SQL Server 2014 CTP2:
Release Note:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn169381%28v=sql.15%29.aspx?lc=1033
Download Location:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/dn205290.aspx
…and something that is very welcome for the community...
2013-10-16
1,421 reads
SQL Server MVP for the 2nd time in row!
I’m honored to be recognized as SQL Server MVP for the 2nd time in row and thank you Microsoft to...
2013-10-16
1,033 reads
2013-07-31 (first published: 2008-07-15)
1,608 reads
Recap of our SQL Saturday #225 in Kosovo, Prishtina
SQL Saturday Kosovo #225, happened last week and I’m very happy that we did for the first time in Balkan...
2013-05-27
1,218 reads
SQL Saturday Kosovo #225
I’m so exciting to announce that the SQL Saturday Kosovo is going to be held on May 18, 2013 and...
2013-03-07
1,086 reads
Blogs
Don’t Miss Out – SQL Server Query Tuning Fundamentals Starts Next Monday!
Next Monday, February 9, 2026, my one-day live online training SQL Server Query Tuning...
Monday Monitor Tips: SQL Auditing Preview
By Steve Jones
One of the features we advocates have been advocating for is a better way...
SQL Server 2025 CU1 Fixes the Docker Desktop AVX Issue on macOS
Microsoft fixed the AVX instruction issue in SQL Server 2025 CU1. The container now...
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25 Years of SQL Server Central
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The Decoded Value
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Deploying SQL Server Developer Edition in Kubernetes: A Cost-Effective Alternative to RDS
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Question of the Day
The Decoded Value
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned from this code:
DECLARE @message VARCHAR(50) = 'Hello SQL Server 2025!'; DECLARE @encoded VARCHAR(MAX); SET @encoded = BASE64_ENCODE(CAST(@message AS VARBINARY(1000))); SELECT BASE64_DECODE(@encoded)See possible answers