Microsoft Fabric Overview
First, thank you to Guy in a Cube for a great licensing/cost video. My company is exploring what data warehousing technology to use in Azure. I needed to learn...
2023-07-19 (first published: 2023-07-10)
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First, thank you to Guy in a Cube for a great licensing/cost video. My company is exploring what data warehousing technology to use in Azure. I needed to learn...
2023-07-19 (first published: 2023-07-10)
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A coworker recently introduced me to the SQL Server Schema Compare extension in Azure Data Studio. It has come in handy since we don’t have any paid-for tools, so...
2023-07-13
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Restoring a SQL Server backup in a Docker container is quite easy. To begin with, you will need persistent storage on your Docker container to follow this blog post....
2023-07-12 (first published: 2023-06-29)
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This all started because I wanted to follow Tracy’s directions on setting up Ola for index maintenance in Runbooks. I couldn’t set up the automation account permissions unless I...
2023-07-03 (first published: 2023-06-15)
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Information security and privacy are key in today’s data-driven world. Sensitive data needs to be protected from unauthorized access. With column masking in SQL Server and Azure SQL, you...
2023-06-16 (first published: 2023-06-01)
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Database maintenance is crucial for the health and performance of any database system, including those in Azure. Without regular maintenance, databases can become slow, unstable, and prone to crashes...
2023-06-07 (first published: 2023-05-08)
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This is an easy way to retain the data and settings you create and change on your SQL Server Docker instance. There’s a lot of talk about attaching databases...
2023-05-31 (first published: 2023-05-15)
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Thank you to Data Platform WIT and DEI for hosting Mental Health and Wellness Day! I was honored to be included. To see the full lineup, please visit https://www.meetup.com/data-platform-dei/events/293091941/...
2023-05-26 (first published: 2023-05-05)
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This is part of a series of new job blog posts. You can find them all here. As a DBA, the first six weeks on the job can be...
2023-05-10 (first published: 2023-05-01)
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This is part of a series of new job blog posts. You can find them all here. Week 6 goal: Analyze all Azure SQL Database indexes. Last week, I...
2023-05-01 (first published: 2023-04-24)
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By Steve Jones
This was Redgate in 2010, spread across the globe. First the EU/US Here’s Asia...
By John
Today is Christmas and while I do not expect anybody to actual be reading...
By Bert Wagner
Until recently, my family's 90,000+ photos have been hidden away in the depths of...
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In SQL Server 2025, I run this command:
SELECT UNISTR('*3041*308A*304C\3068 and good night', '*') as "A Classic";
What is returned? (assume the database has an appropriate collation)
A:
B:
C:
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