Identifying HIPAA, PCI & SOX Data for Masking
Working for a company based in the UK (still currently a part of the EU) I had a lot of...
2018-08-15 (first published: 2018-07-30)
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Grant Fritchey
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I'm Not a Lawyer, But...
Over the last 18 months or so, I’ve spent a lot of time reading about the General Data Protection Regulation or GDPR. If you don’t know about it, you live under a rock, are a very old school dba, here’s a reference to the law itself. If you’re working as a data professional, I’d strongly […]
2018-08-06
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Youtube Channel Update: 3 August 2018
I’ve posted a number of new videos to the Youtube channel that might be of interest if you’re a data...
2018-08-03
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Databases and DevOps, Tools are the Easy Part
Moving your database development, deployment and management into a DevOps methodology does involve choosing and implementing tools and tooling. Tools...
2018-07-25 (first published: 2018-07-16)
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Database Fundamentals #18: The SELECT Statement
In my previous Database Fundamentals post, I showed you how to use the Query Designer to build a query. That...
2018-07-23
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What Is The Preferred Join Operator in SQL Server?
I schedule many of my blog posts at least 2-3 weeks out, so I have time to adjust them, change,...
2018-07-16 (first published: 2018-07-09)
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Why Aren’t You Using SSMS 17?
Last fall, Microsoft split the coding and release of SQL Server Management Studio away from any dependency on the server...
2018-07-12 (first published: 2018-07-05)
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Dealing with Disparate Goals
Grant talks about the lessons of history when the goals of different groups don't align.
2018-07-09
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My Speaking Schedule
I have quite a few speaking engagements coming up. Rather than an intermittent blog post, I’ve decided to have a...
2018-07-04 (first published: 2018-06-25)
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Plan Metrics Without the Plan: Trace Flag 7412
I place a lot of emphasis on capturing actual execution plans because of the runtime metrics, but with Trace Flag...
2018-06-19 (first published: 2018-06-11)
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Blogs
Resetting on the AI hype train
By Brian Kelley
There's a great article from MIT Technology Review about resetting on the hype of...
A New Word: Etherness
By Steve Jones
etherness – n. the wistful feeling of looking around a gathering of loved ones,...
Vibe Coding a Login Tracking System
By Steve Jones
A customer was asking about tracking logins and logouts in Redgate Monitor. We don’t...
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The Microsoft SQL Year in Review
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T-SQL in SQL Server 2025: The || Operator
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Your Value from a Conference
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Question of the Day
UNISTR Basics
What does this code return in SQL Server 2025+? (assume the database has an appropriate collation)
SELECT UNISTR('Hello 4E16754C') AS 'A Classic';
A: 
B: 
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