Considerations for dealing with big databases
Stress everywhere, user wants everything "Para ayer"Photo by Bernard Goldbach
If you are like me, and have SQL Server instances with...
2018-02-01
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Eduardo Pivaral
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Meltdown and Spectre exploits, they can affect your SQL Server instances
A bug was recently discovered on almost every processor made on the last 10 years, and it seems that almost...
2018-01-05
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Happy new year 2018 to all!
From SQL Guatemala, we wish you a happy new year 2018.
We hope this new year brings you joy and zero:...
2017-12-30
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SQL Vulnerability Assessment
A very interesting feature was recently added to SQL Server Management Studio 17.4 (SSMS): The new SQL Vulnerability Assessment.
What is...
2017-12-12
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How to check advanced options in SQL Server?
To check the available advanced options configured at instance level in SQL Server, you need to use the sp_configure system...
2017-11-24
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Finally I am MCSA
I have recently obtained the certification Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate: SQL Server 2012/2014.
I began with this path almost 2 years...
2017-11-20
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Query to determine mirrored database status
I am sharing today a SQL Script to quickly check on an instance which databases are in mirrored and their...
2017-11-10
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SSIS Basics: Integration Services Catalogs
In the new Project deployment model for SQL Server Integration Services, a new SQL Server database is used to provide...
2017-11-06
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T-SQL Basics: MERGE Statement
One useful sentence when you need to add data to an existing table from an external source or database, and...
2017-10-06
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Blogs
Post-quantum key exchange – Insurance policy for your packets
AWS recently added support for Post-Quantum Key Exchange for TLS in Application Load Balancer...
Plan your 2026
By Brian Kelley
If you don't have a plan, you'll accomplish it. That's not a good thing.
Another Change
By Steve Jones
Today Redgate announced that we are partnering with Bregal Sagemount, a growth-focused private equity...
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Where Your Value Separates You from Others
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Fixing the Error
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T-SQL in SQL Server 2025: Encoding Functions
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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