Last Backup Times per Database and Backup Type
This script displays the last date and time of each backup type for each database.
It’s useful when you need to...
2014-02-26
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Superman
How to Load Data from Excel in SSIS – 32-bit vs. 64-bit
Let’s say you are developing an SSIS package on your dev box to load data from an Excel file to...
2014-02-25
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How to Load Data from Excel in SSIS – 32-bit vs. 64-bit
Let's say you are developing an SSIS package on your dev box to load data from an Excel file to...
2014-02-25
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SSIS Appetizer
Madeira’s excellent course on SQL Server Integration Services starts in March, but you can get a head start here! Take...
2014-02-09
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Forty Things You Didn’t Know About SQL Server
Last week I delivered a seminar at the Expert Days 2013 event by the name of 40 Things You Didn’t...
2013-12-16
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PASS Summit 2013 – Day 5: SQL Server Internals Day
This is a summary of my last day in the PASS Summit. I have already written about my first, second,...
2013-10-19
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PASS Summit 2013 – Day 5: SQL Server Internals Day
This is a summary of my last day in the PASS Summit. I have already written about my first, second,...
2013-10-19
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PASS Summit 2013 – Day 4: SQLskills Day
This is my fourth day in the PASS Summit. I have already written about my first, second and third days.
The...
2013-10-18
477 reads
PASS Summit 2013 – Day 4: SQLskills Day
This is my fourth day in the PASS Summit. I have already written about my first, second and third days.
The...
2013-10-18
509 reads
PASS Summit 2013 – Day 3: Query Tuning, Memory Internals, SSIS and PowerShell
This is actually the first formal day of the PASS Summit, but it’s my third day here. I have already...
2013-10-17
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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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UNISTR Basics
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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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