SQLPeople INSPIRE NYC - Coming this FALL - November 12, 2011
Nature abhors a
vacuum. So, when I see so many SQL
Server happenings going on all over the country, and indeed the...
2011-08-15
1,835 reads
Robert Pearl
T-SQL Tuesday #21 - Yes, Today is Wednesday!
T-SQL Tuesday #21 - A Day Late and Totally Full of It
Holy Crap! What in the world are we talking about...
2011-08-10
1,855 reads
Telecommuting - Hype or Happening? - Making the Case to your Higher-ups
We've seen the argument before, that working from home, actually increases productivity. This is one of the major cases in...
2011-08-01
2,538 reads
NYC SQL Server User Group - this Thursday - SQL2K8 Audit Feature
Quick update. This Thursday, July 28, 2011 at the NYC SQL Server User Group at Microsoft HQ in NYC, SQL MVP...
2011-07-26
1,459 reads
The SQLSaturday Sensation - Celebrating the 100th Event!
The SQLSaturday Sensation!
Congratulations, Brazil! You are the recipient host country for SQLSaturday #100!! On Saturday, November 26, 2011, when the...
2011-07-19
2,435 reads
Event: NJSQL UG Tomorrow 7/19 - Management Data Warehouse
If you're in the local NY/NJ Tri-State area, and planning on attending, this is a reminder from the New Jersey...
2011-07-18
687 reads
Manic Monday......Notes from the field, Playing catchup
It's the beginning of the new work week, and as they say, it's Just Another Manic Monday....[Bangles].
I have a...
2011-07-18
1,114 reads
SQLSaturday #80 - Wheeling, West Virginia!
Next up, on the super SQLSaturday extravaganza, is SQLSaturday #80, in Wheeling, West Virginia! Wheeling, known as the friendly city,...
2011-07-12
1,000 reads
Meme Monday in July - PearlKnows All
It’s time for July’s Meme Monday, and below is my entry, Star date 07:11:11. Started by Twitter|@SQLRockstar, Thomas LaRock, today’s...
2011-07-11
1,246 reads
The Dog Died, and The Cat's on the Roof
Despite the title, this is a serious blog entry, dedicated to all you pet lover's out there. Although, I seek to...
2011-07-11
1,005 reads
Blogs
Learn Better: Pause to Review More
By Brian Kelley
If you want to learn better, pause more in your learning to intentionally review.
Azure SQL Managed Instance Next-Gen: Bring on the IOPS
By John
If you’ve used Azure SQL Managed Instance General Purpose, you know the drill: to...
SQL, MDX, DAX – the languages of data
By DataOnWheels
Ramblings of a retired data architect Let me start by saying that I have...
Forums
Two foreign keys to the same table. Can't cascade deletes.
Not sure if this is really a relational theory question but it seems about...
Connecting Power BI to SSAS and effective user not working
Hi everyone, Below is a consolidated summary of what we validated Architecture & data...
High Availability setup - has anyone seen this method?
Hi all, I recently moved to a new employer who have their HA setup...
Question of the Day
Encoding URLs
I have this data in a SQL Server 2025 table:
CREATE TABLE Response ( ResponseID INT NOT NULL CONSTRAINT ResponsePK PRIMARY KEY , ResponseVal VARBINARY(5000) ) GOIf I want to get a value from this table that I can add to a URL in a browser, which of these code items produces a result I can use? See possible answers