July Already...
Amazingly its July already, the year is flying by. With a very busy July and August lined up and a...
2016-07-04
402 reads
Gethyn Ellis
BREXIT…IT professionals need a plan… much like the UK government
The events that have unfolded over the last few days since the shock result that the BRExit referendum delivered, has,...
2016-06-28
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IT Training: Super Duper Deal!!
In the wake of last week’s BREXIT vote and subsequent fallout, I decided to delay making this announcement until today....
2016-06-27
422 reads
SQL Server 2016 RTM – Is Anyone Still Waiting for the First Service Pack?
Well most of the SQL Server news last week focused around the launch of SQL Server 2016. SQL Server RTM...
2016-06-09 (first published: 2016-06-06)
4,211 reads
Word-wrap in SQL Server Management Studio
I was delivering a SQL Server upgrade class last week in Toronto Canada. I got asked a slightly off topic...
2016-05-12 (first published: 2016-05-04)
3,291 reads
Putting your Head in the Clouds–An Introduction to Cloud Computing and Microsoft Azure
If you attended David’s session Putting your Head in the Clouds today at SQL Bits today you can download the...
2016-05-07
407 reads
Go and See David’s Session at SQL Bits on Saturday
In yesterday’s blog about the latest version of David’s book on SQL Azure I mentioned David was delivering his SQL...
2016-05-06
396 reads
Free eBook – Azure SQL Databases
PuttingYour Head In the Cloud An Introduction to Cloud Computing and Azure SQLDatabases by David Postlethwaite has been revised in...
2016-05-05
619 reads
Word Wrap in SQL Server Management Studio
I was delivering a SQL Server upgrade class last week in Toronto Canada. I got asked a slightly off topic...
2016-05-04
2,996 reads
Weekly Round-up 30 April 2016
It’s been an interesting week for me. I spent last week in Toronto delivering a SQL Server upgrade course and...
2016-05-03
367 reads
Blogs
A New Word: Etherness
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etherness – n. the wistful feeling of looking around a gathering of loved ones,...
Vibe Coding a Login Tracking System
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A customer was asking about tracking logins and logouts in Redgate Monitor. We don’t...
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UNISTR Basics
What does this code return in SQL Server 2025+? (assume the database has an appropriate collation)
SELECT UNISTR('Hello 4E16754C') AS 'A Classic';
A: 
B: 
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