What's In A Blog? - BlogLock
Hi, ALL. Today's Blog is much ado about nothing? A totally free-form blog entry, with random thoughts on a passing scene.
Sometimes, it...
2011-07-01
698 reads
Robert Pearl
Good stuff for the DBA from SQL Server Magazine...
I literally changed the topic of my blog today, (as I had my blogger open), since I had read some pretty...
2011-06-24
1,144 reads
New York SQL Events - Upcoming Triple Play......
If you're in a New York State of Mind (song by Billy Joel), then you'll like the triple play of...
2011-06-21
1,336 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #19 - Disasters & Recovery
When I heard Allen Kinsel’s (aka @sqlinsaneo|Twitter) Invitation to T-SQL Tuesday #19 – Disasters & Recovery, for some reason, I read it...
2011-06-14
1,592 reads
Meme 2 - A Quick Meme Monday Post.....
Well, ok. I'll jump on the bandwagon again.
Power has been restored to Mr. LaRock's Residence, just in time for meme Monday.
(And really,...
2011-06-06
1,158 reads
SQLSaturday #77 Pensacola Florida Event Preview
Sometimes, even if I’m not attending, some SQLSaturdays stand out to me, and catch my interest. I guess it’s a...
2011-06-03
1,008 reads
NEW: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Administration Cookbook
I have had the pleasure of knowing and communicating with Mr. Satya Shyam K. Jayanty, aka Satya/aka SQLMaster|twitterfor several years...
2011-06-02
2,236 reads
Taking It to the Extreme: SQLCLR and Parallelism - a NYC event coming soon!
Here’s another awesome SQL event coming to New York City. (Keep reading for your discount below!) It’s already getting hot...
2011-05-31
2,355 reads
The Ties that Bind Us....Community, People, Exceptional DBAs...
Hi, All. Just some thoughts on a passing scene. Didn't expect to blog today. Many projects in the queue, but...
2011-05-25
1,307 reads
EVENT: NYC SQL Server User Group Presents SSRS with Edwin Sarmiento.
Another great event coming to NYC this Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 6PM! The NYC SQL Server User Group presents a...
2011-05-24
1,232 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
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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...
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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