Reading Your Execution Plans
I’m putting the finishing touches on the all day seminar on execution plans that I’ll be putting on at DevConnections this...
2015-08-06
927 reads
Grant Fritchey
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PASS Needs You!
It’s time.
No more procrastinating. No more complaining about the process from the outside. No more excuses.
You have to run for...
2015-08-05
574 reads
But we've always done it that way…
Inspired by his visit to the battlefield of Waterloo, Grant Fritchey explains the dangers of doing things the way you've always done them and the need to challenge constantly your beliefs and understanding of how the technology you manage works.
2015-08-03
149 reads
Differences Between Actual & Estimated Plans
I have, in the past, made way too much of the need for Actual Plans when doing performance troubleshooting. The...
2015-08-03
869 reads
Hey Kids! Let’s Put on a Show at the Old Barn
Alternate Title: I’m traveling a bunch. Let’s get together and talk.
A bunch of trips and presentations coming up, so I...
2015-07-29
960 reads
SQL Server Management Studio – Footloose and Fancy Free
That’s right. There’s been a divorce. SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) has been divorced from the server product. In fact,...
2015-07-20
732 reads
How Do You Know You’re Good At Your Job?
You’ve been working as a DBA for X number of years. How do you know you’re good at it? Heck,...
2015-07-13
611 reads
But I Don’t Have a Test Server…
I frequently see statements on forums along the lines of “I don’t have a test server, so I’m going to...
2015-07-10 (first published: 2015-07-06)
3,144 reads
Speaker of the Month: June 2015
With my travel schedule, I don’t always get out to events where I can see a community speaker. Sometimes, I...
2015-07-03
575 reads
Leadership Training Possibility
I know a few people in the SQL Server community who have been involved in Scouting. A couple of them...
2015-06-30
992 reads
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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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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