SQL, Sandy, Backup & Recovery - Have a Restore Plan
Reporting
from NY, East Coast, USA: In the wake of
hurricane Sandy, or as re-classified, post-tropical cyclone Sandy (whatever
that is), we slowly...
2012-11-06
1,604 reads
Robert Pearl
When SQLCommunity disappoints....
Everyone who is involved in, and follows me in the SQL Server Community, and my blog, knows, that I am one...
2012-07-20 (first published: 2012-05-08)
3,161 reads
Finding Your Dream Job - sharing some thoughts of the day...
Everyone at some time or another thinks about finding or landing their dream job. It could be in the form...
2012-07-16
2,073 reads
SQL MVP Available for Database Needs....
Recently, I wrote about and introduced us to, SQLBif, a
caricature of a SQL DBA who was down on his luck,...
2012-07-16
1,380 reads
2012-07-15
1,143 reads
SQLSaturday #158 Event Update & Hotels - Where are you staying?
Well, we're just a few weeks away from the return of SQLSaturday to NYC as SQLSaturday#158, and it is sure...
2012-07-12
1,687 reads
Super SQLSaturday #158 Summer Spectacular Event Update & Speaker Schedule!
When we first announced the return of SQLSaturday to NYC (after 2 long years), we knew we'd get a decent...
2012-06-27 (first published: 2012-06-24)
2,243 reads
SQLBif Gets A Job - SQLCommunity Redeemed...
Back in May, I had a conversation with a sql friend in the community, and well, my friend (who I...
2012-06-26
1,443 reads
The Database Recovery Advisor in SQL Server 2012
The Database Recovery Advisor in SQL Server 2012 will aid the ability of DBAs to recover their databases to a point in time in a crisis. Read about this new feature and how it can speed the process of recovery.
2012-06-11
3,556 reads
SQL Server Professionals: NYC Summer Spectacular! Training & Events
This is a very exciting summer to be in New York City! We’re not just talking Central Park, the Theatre...
2012-06-04
1,610 reads
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
By Steve Jones
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...
Forums
Unlock the Best Excel Tricks for 2026 Financial Reporting
Discover how to simplify, automate, and enhance your financial reporting with Excel in 2026....
25 Years of SQL Server Central
Comments posted to this topic are about the item 25 Years of SQL Server...
The Decoded Value
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Question of the Day
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