Soon will start 24 Hrs of PASS – free SQL knowledge stuff
Yes, 24 Hours of PASS will start soon two days in row, 7-8 September 2011! Just for info for those...
2011-09-06
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Dukagjin Maloku
- Interests: Database Admin & BI
2011-06-13
Microsoft TechDays 2011 in Kosova, Prishtina
It's late but I need to say some words about our local tech event, it is the only one that...
2011-06-10
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MS Certs Exam price is rising …
Today Marlon Ribunal twittes come with new info about MS Certifications exams are rising…
This is not a good news, so...
2011-04-28
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MS Certs Exam price is rising ...
Today Marlon Ribunal twittes come with new info about MS Certifications exams are rising...
This is not a good news, so...
2011-04-26
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Tech events in Kosova 2011
Hello everybody, some tech events are announced to be held in Kosova soon …
Soon other details will be posted and...
2011-04-19
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SSMS Tools Pack (free), supports SQL Sever Denali CTP1
Free tools are very welcome to the community, while some of the creators of these kind of the tools are...
2010-12-28
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SAC in SQL 2008 (R2)
SAC (Surface Are Configuration) was the great possibility to configure the SQL Server 2005, so there were some options to...
2010-12-17
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SQL Server 2008 R2 System Views Map
Update from Microsoft for SQL Server 2008 & 2008 R2. There is the graphical map of the system views included SQL...
2010-12-09
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Leading the Albanian PASS Chapter
Yesterday, I have received the official email from the PASS HQ, and the confirmation that now I'm the leader of...
2010-11-25
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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
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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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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