Introduction to SQL Server replication
This time I'll talk about some basis with SQL Server replication, whether you need it for High availability (HA), Disaster Recovery (DR), load balance your applications or any other...
2017-10-04
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Introduction to SQL Server replication
This time I'll talk about some basis with SQL Server replication, whether you need it for High availability (HA), Disaster...
2017-10-03
722 reads
SQL Server database basics
So today I'll talk about some of the basic items for SQL server that helps to understand the reason of some performance recommendations. This first post will list and...
2017-09-16
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SQL Server database basics
So today I'll talk about some of the basic items for SQL server that helps to understand the reason of...
2017-09-16
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SQL Server Replication snapshot initialization taking long time to be applied
Hello all,
In today's post I want to share a tip that helped me troubleshoot an issue I was facing and...
2017-08-25
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SQL Server Replication snapshot initialization taking long time to be applied
Hello all,In today's post I want to share a tip that helped me troubleshoot an issue I was facing and couldn't find much documentation about it. To my friends...
2017-08-25
5 reads
Training and tips to get certified with Microsoft (Part 4 and last)
In the previous posts I posted some questions that I usually get when we talk about getting certified with SQL Server also listed some resources you can use to...
2017-08-21
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Training and tips to get certified with Microsoft (Part 4 and last)
In the previous posts I posted some questions that I usually get when we talk about getting certified with SQL...
2017-08-21
134 reads
Training and tips to get certified with Microsoft (Part 3)
Welcome back, thanks for keep on reading me, and for the ones who read for the first time, welcome.
With this...
2017-08-11
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Training and tips to get certified with Microsoft (Part 3)
Welcome back, thanks for keep on reading me, and for the ones who read for the first time, welcome.With this third post I'll keep answering the question Where did...
2017-08-11
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Question of the Day
Fixing the Error
On SQL Server 2025, I have a database that has this collation: SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS. I decide I want to run this code:
SELECT UNISTR('*3041*308A*304C*3068 and good night', '*') AS 'A Classic';
I get this error:Msg 9844, Level 16, State 4, Line 24 The char/varchar input type uses an unsupported collation. Only a UTF8 collation is supported with char/varchar input type in UNISTR function.What is the easiest way to fix this error? See possible answers