Azure Fundamentals 12th December
Certified Microsoft Azure Fundamentals - AZ-900 1 day Web based Course - 12th December 2019
Its been a big few of weeks here at gethynellis.com. We've been accepted onto the UK...
2019-10-11
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Gethyn Ellis
Cloud Computing: Myths, Mysteries, Vampires & Vultures - a free seminar to help you learn more about "the cloud".
To be honest you probably think that migrating to the cloud sounds great, and it can be, but… it’s not without risks and many people do not sufficiently understand...
2019-08-23
27 reads
David's book: Putting Your Head in the Clouds
I have had a few people contact me over the last few weeks asking if David’s ebook “Putting Your Head in the Clouds” is still available. The short answer...
2019-08-15 (first published: 2019-08-05)
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Fantasy Football - A League of Our Own - Want to Play?
It feels daft me saying the football season is only 9 days away, when in fact The Ashes cricket series is only starting today at Edgbaston. The Ashes are...
2019-08-09 (first published: 2019-08-01)
325 reads
OUT OF SUPPORT: SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2
Welcome to this post, on SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2, both of these versions of SQL server will go out of extended support with Microsoft today! 9th July...
2019-07-24 (first published: 2019-07-09)
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Free Webinar: Driven by the 9s
Driven by the 9s - A free Webinar to help you learn how to combine SQL availability features to deliver a highly available Microsoft Data Platform
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2019-06-05
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Research into Autism in Information Technology
Title: Exploring the experiences of employees on the autism spectrum working in information technology: an interpretative phenomenological analysis
My name is...
2019-01-29
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Research into Autism in Information Technology
Title: Exploring the experiences of employees on the autism spectrum working in information technology: an interpretative phenomenological analysis
My name is Sabrina Ellis, I am the Operations Director here at...
2019-01-29
23 reads
Fun Time Friday: New Year! Drones, Autism and SQL Server 2008
Welcome to the first Fun Time Friday of 2019 and with that I'd like to wish a very Happy New...
2019-01-04
221 reads
Fun Time Friday: New Year! Drones, Autism and SQL Server 2008
Welcome to the first Fun Time Friday of 2019 and with that I'd like to wish a very Happy New Year to our friends, customers and clients.
SQL Server 2008...
2019-01-04
16 reads
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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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