Microsoft has always been pretty good at one thing, ease on install. One of the things I always says is the greatest thing about SQL Server is any idiot can install it. The other thing I also say is the worst thing about SQL Server is any idiot can install...
2009-07-01
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From monitoring e-mail messages to distributing reports for users, SQL Server's database mail proves quite useful. Learn how to use it in SQL Server 2000 and SQL Server 2005/2008.
2009-07-01
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For SQL Server and Exchange Server, Windows Server Virtualization is going to be increasingly important as a way for the administrator to allocate hardware resources in the most efficient way, provide more robust services, and deploy services. Jaap Wesselius starts his new series on Hyper-V by explaining what Hyper-V is, how it relates to Windows Server 2008 and how it compares to ESX, Virtual Server and Virtual PC.
2009-07-01
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Learn how you can write test automations for T-SQL code using T.S.T. New author Ladislau Molnar has a great project on Codeplex that can help improve your testing.
2009-06-30
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An indexed view is materialized and exists with actual data. Andy Warren shows how to create one in this SQL School video.
2009-06-30
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Is there any way that my ad hoc backups will not interrupt the sequence of my backup plan?
2009-06-30
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Learn how the Execute SQL and Bulk Insert tasks can be combined to create a database and insert data into the database.
2009-06-30
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Getting a job is hard. If you’ve been lucky enough not to struggle for a job, don’t make the mistake of thinking it will always be easy. Equally, finding a good job is harder still. Some more tips for you to consider: Leverage your recruiter. They know..
2009-06-30
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Part 4 of this series from Drew Salem shows how you build a report in Visual Studio.
2009-06-29
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Page compression is a new feature available in Enterprise and Developer editions of SQL Server 2008. In this article, MAK discusses how to enable PAGE data compression on a table and index.
2009-06-29
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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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