Switching blog website
For quite some years now I have been active on my blog over at www.dotnine.net. While there was nothing wrong with...
2018-11-14
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Speaking at PASS Summit
The title says it all, this year I have been selected as a speaker at the world’s largest Microsoft Data...
2018-10-31
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Crazy Data Science
I am pretty hyped to be able to finally announce a new project of mine that I have been working on for...
2018-03-13
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Accessing AzureML models through SQL Server in-database R services
In a previous article I discussed the various methods available in SQL Server 2016 & 2017 to perform in-database analytics. In...
2017-12-25 (first published: 2017-12-11)
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Performing in-database predictions in SQL Server 2016 & 2017
Starting from SQL Server 2016 Microsoft put a lot of effort into integrating various languages used in machine learning and...
2017-10-17
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Azure Machine Learning Algorithm Flowchart
When you are working with Machine Learning there are many things you need to keep an eye on. You need...
2017-07-21
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Using Azure Machine Learning with an on-premises Database
With Azure Machine Learning (AzureML) you have access to a cloud based, flexible and friendly method to perform machine learning...
2017-05-24 (first published: 2017-05-14)
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GroupBy conference recording of Introducing the SQL Server 2016 Query Store available now!
Good news!
The recording of my session “Introducing the SQL Server 2016 Query Store” at the GroupBy conference 2 weeks ago...
2017-05-19 (first published: 2017-05-05)
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Wait Statistics integration inside the Query Store in SQL Server vNext
I remember writing an article about Query specific wait statistics being available inside execution plans in SQL Server 2016 SP1....
2017-05-01 (first published: 2017-04-23)
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Configuring and analyzing the Query Store through dbatools
In case you didn’t know this already, dbatools is an awesome collection of Powershell functions that will help you immensely...
2017-03-08 (first published: 2017-02-27)
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The Book of Redgate: Spread across the world
By Steve Jones
This was Redgate in 2010, spread across the globe. First the EU/US Here’s Asia...
Merry Christmas
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Today is Christmas and while I do not expect anybody to actual be reading...
Self-Hosting a Photo Server the Whole Family Can Use
By Bert Wagner
Until recently, my family's 90,000+ photos have been hidden away in the depths of...
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Question of the Day
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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