SQL Server 2016 RC0–Management Studio install option has disappeared
If you are trying to install SQL Server 2016 RC0 – which I’m sure you are all doing looking at the...
2016-03-16
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Gethyn Ellis
Creating a Domain Controller
The following is a short guide for promoting a Windows Server 2012 Machine to be a domain controller. This assumes...
2016-03-15
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SQL Server on Linux
When I started working with SQL Server many years ago, SQL Server on Linux was a regular April fool’s day...
2016-03-08
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Spring Training: Developing SQL Queries for SQL Server
Just a short post for a Tuesday to let you that I will delivering Learning Tree’s 534 Developing SQL Queries...
2016-02-09
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Introduction to SQL Server: The Main Components
There has been much talk recently in the SQL Server community about writing introductory level blog posts. Posts that a...
2016-02-08
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Its been a busy start to the year
Its been a busy start to the year at gethynellis.com. I have been involved in a Big Data training courses...
2016-02-05
490 reads
Powerful SQL Queries for SQL Server
New Year, new powerful SQL queries!
Start the New Year off with some great Transact-SQL training and join me for...
2015-12-07
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Most Read: My Top 5 SQL Server Articles and Blogs
There has been some really useful blogs and articles posted over the last week or so, this is my top...
2015-09-22
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Free SQL Azure eBook
As this blog post is being published David will be delivering his “Putting his Head in the Cloud – Working with...
2015-09-19
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SQL Saturday #413 Denmark 2015
David Postlethwaite will be giving his SQL Azure “Putting your head in the clouds – Working with SQL Azure” at SQL...
2015-09-07
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Blogs
Resetting on the AI hype train
By Brian Kelley
There's a great article from MIT Technology Review about resetting on the hype of...
A New Word: Etherness
By Steve Jones
etherness – n. the wistful feeling of looking around a gathering of loved ones,...
Vibe Coding a Login Tracking System
By Steve Jones
A customer was asking about tracking logins and logouts in Redgate Monitor. We don’t...
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Question of the Day
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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