SQL Server features that are not supported by Azure SQL Database
SQL Server is in the Cloud as Windows Azure SQL Database, but in the Cloud, still have some limitations that...
2013-02-26
6,776 reads
Dukagjin Maloku
- Interests: Database Admin & BI
Fixing: SQL Server Error 4064 …
An error that is known how to solve it, I was the victim today with it and when I started...
2013-02-11
29,321 reads
Honored with MVP award!
I’m so honored to be recognized as an MVP for SQL Server by Microsoft!
Thank you Microsoft and the SQL Server Community.
My...
2012-10-02
1,333 reads
Ctrl+R in SSMS 2012
After the successful installation of the SQL Server 2012, some shortcut keys can be possible to not work properly like...
2012-08-14
6,382 reads
SQL Server 2008 R2 – Service Pack 2 now available
SQL Server Team, has announced the Service Packe 2 available for the SQL Server 2008 R2.
All the details are here
Stay...
2012-07-27
1,404 reads
Tech Days 2012 in Kosovo
Another Tech Days Prishtina where I will speak about SQL Server 2012 for IT Pros. After a success event in...
2012-05-11
1,850 reads
New road to the SQL Server 2012 Certifications
MS has announced the new road for the SQL Server Certifications. All of the interested folks knows that the old...
2012-04-14
2,070 reads
Tech Days Albania 2012
I’m very excited for the invitation to present at TechDays Albania 2012, which will be held on April 19, 2012...
2012-04-14
1,832 reads
24HOP Spring 2012 recordings
Many of the folks who are the PASS members, can have the possibility to watch 24 Hrs of PASS Spring...
2012-04-06 (first published: 2012-04-04)
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2012-03-06
1,434 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...
Forums
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