My Prize Has Arrived!
Back in November, I was lucky enough to be nominated and then got enough votes to win the New to...
2011-01-17
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Gethyn Ellis
Which Process ID is SQL Server running on?
There was an interesting question posted on a forum recently, asking how can you tell which sqlservr.exe process (shown in...
2011-01-04
5,977 reads
Happy New Year
Well it’s Friday again and another big day.
Hopefully you all had a great Christmas and as we move to...
2010-12-31
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SELECT * FROM SQLBLOGGERS WHERE LOCATION = ‘UK’
I published a post yesterday where I listed my top 5 bloggers from the worldwide SQL community for 2010. The...
2010-12-30
1,926 reads
SELECT TOP 5 * FROM BLOGGERS
Hopefully my title gives away what this post is about. This my list of the top five people or more...
2010-12-29
536 reads
Merry Christmas
This is just a short post for a Friday and not just any old Friday either, Santa is on his...
2010-12-24
562 reads
SQL Bits 8
It seems the dates for the next SQLBITS have been released will take between April the 7th and April 9th...
2010-12-23
507 reads
Should I have AutoGrowth enabled on my SQL Server Database
I was reading a few forum posts yesterday where a few people were complaining that the transaction log had grown...
2010-12-22
1,997 reads
Turn Off AutoShrink!
This is kind of a follow up to a post I published last week regarding autogrowth. A forum poster said...
2010-12-20
613 reads
Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow!
I don’t usually post on my blog on the weekend, but this weekend, the weekend before a Christmas is a...
2010-12-18
483 reads
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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Your Value from a Conference
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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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