More and more people are looking at virtual servers, but it's not as simple as just installing the software. Steve Jones has a few comments about virtual database servers and what you can do for a successful project.
2009-07-28
659 reads
More and more people are looking at virtual servers, but it's not as simple as just installing the software. Steve Jones has a few comments about virtual database servers and what you can do for a successful project.
2009-07-28
758 reads
More and more people are looking at virtual servers, but it's not as simple as just installing the software. Steve Jones has a few comments about virtual database servers and what you can do for a successful project.
2009-07-28
684 reads
Our first Stumper sees Joe Celko providing a conundrum with a prize for anyone who can come up with a better solution than he can.
2009-07-27
3,227 reads
This post builds on some of the previous code and shows how you can explore all objects inside a package. I took the sample Task Search application I’d written previously, and came up with a totally pointless little console application that just walks through the package and writes out the basic type and name of every object it finds, starting with the package itself e.g. Package – MyPackage .
2009-07-27
1,354 reads
Yan Pan illustrates how to obtain data changes using the CHANGETABLE function and presents two algorithms that you can implement in your .NET application using Sync Services.
2009-07-27
2,432 reads
In IT security, we spend so much time trying to protect servers and computers on the wire (or on wireless) that we look at OS patches, firewalls, anti-malware, etc., to protect our systems. We typically assume our physical security is sufficient. But...
2009-07-27
855 reads
What problems occur because of the algorithm chosen to generate data? A new report says that social security numbers in the US can be predicted. Steve Jones has a few warnings about what algoriothms you choose.
2009-07-27
721 reads
What problems occur because of the algorithm chosen to generate data? A new report says that social security numbers in the US can be predicted. Steve Jones has a few warnings about what algoriothms you choose.
2009-07-27
521 reads
What problems occur because of the algorithm chosen to generate data? A new report says that social security numbers in the US can be predicted. Steve Jones has a few warnings about what algoriothms you choose.
2009-07-27
486 reads
By Steve Jones
This was Redgate in 2010, spread across the globe. First the EU/US Here’s Asia...
By John
Today is Christmas and while I do not expect anybody to actual be reading...
By Bert Wagner
Until recently, my family's 90,000+ photos have been hidden away in the depths of...
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In SQL Server 2025, I run this command:
SELECT UNISTR('*3041*308A*304C\3068 and good night', '*') as "A Classic";
What is returned? (assume the database has an appropriate collation)
A: 
B: 
C: 
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