SQL Bits – Europe’s largest SQL Conference
4th 7th March
ExCeL Centre in London, England
SQLBits have announced their dates for 2015.
I have been three times and...
2014-12-12
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Win a Free Copy of my Book - Getting Started with SQL Server 2014 Administration
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I’ve Written a Book…Getting Started with SQL Server 2014 Administration
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2014-05-14 (first published: 2014-05-07)
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At my presentation on SQL Server Management Studio at SQL Saturday in Exeter I promised to write some articles on...
2014-05-05 (first published: 2014-04-24)
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Central Management Studio CMS
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At my presentation on SQL Server Management Studio at SQL Saturday in Exeter I promised to write some...
2014-04-28 (first published: 2014-04-21)
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From where does SSMS get its database defaults?
We can create a database simply by typing in the command createdatabase DB1
We don’t have to provide any other...
2014-04-25 (first published: 2014-04-16)
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SSMS Queries on Function Keys
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At my presentation on SQL Server Management Studio at SQL Saturday in Exeter I promised to write some...
2014-04-23
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SQL Server Training – Spring 2014
I have just returned from a trip to Washington DC where I was delivering course 2105 – SQL Server 2012 DBA...
2014-04-22
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SSMS Auto Recovery
By David Postlethwaite
At my presentation on SQL Server Management Studio at SQL Saturday in Exeter I promised to write...
2014-04-17
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Missing Database Owner
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At my presentation on SQL Server Management Studio at SQL Saturday in Exeter I promised to write some...
2014-04-14
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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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