Certifications: What are they good for?
Reblogged from SQL Studies: Since Microsoft decided to drop the MCM/MCA program there has been an enormous amount of discussion...
2013-09-16
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SQL SERVER 2012 - How to get a value from previous result row effectively
Reblogged from SQL Server Portal: I came across this query many times and most often we need the previous row...
2013-09-16
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70-457 Reviewer #12, Restoring SQL Server Databases
This lesson is the third and last part of topic for Managing Data which covers 20% of the certification exam....
2013-09-08
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70-457 Reviewer #11 Configuring and Maintaining a Backup Strategy
This topic is the second part for lesson Manage Data which covers 20% of the examination. Understanding Backup Types SQL...
2013-09-01
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70-457 Reviewer #10 Managing SQL Server Agent
This review topic is part of Managing Data lesson which covers 20% of the certification exam. SQL Server Agent enables...
2013-08-31
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Using DMV to identify sessions in your SQL Server
More than running sp_who2, which gives you more information than the good ol’ sp_who, or querying sys.dm_exec_sessions to check all...
2013-08-24
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Who’s doing what to your SQL Server?
When doing any kind of troubleshooting in your SQL Server first thing you ask is who is currently connected to...
2013-08-24
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Get the Backup History in your Central Management Server for SQL Server
I have a setup of Central Management Servers in my SQL Server and it’s been a big help to me...
2013-08-14
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70-457 Reviewer #09, Auditing SQL Server 2012
This review topic is still covered under the Optimize and Troubleshoot SQL Server lesson which covers 14% of the exam....
2013-08-13
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Deploying your SSIS Packages in SQL Server 2008
Prior to building and deploying your SSIS project to the SQL SSIS server, you need to build and create a...
2013-08-02
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UNISTR Escape
In SQL Server 2025, I run this command:
SELECT UNISTR('*3041*308A*304C\3068 and good night', '*') as "A Classic";
What is returned? (assume the database has an appropriate collation)
A: 
B: 
C: 
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