5 Features SQL Server Doesn’t Need
Paul Randal (@PaulRandal) started this chain of blog posts with his post, What 5 Things Should SQL Server Get Rid...
2010-05-17
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Jack Corbett
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Let’s Play, “Why did it do that?”
On my current project I decided to be flexible and allow the use of Linq to SQL to try to...
2010-05-13
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OPASS May Meeting Recap
OPASS had it’s May meeting on Thursday the 6th sponsored by Confio with Dean Richards presenting Tuna Helper for the...
2010-05-10
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May OPASS Meeting Tonight
Join us tonight for our May OPASS meeting at the SQL Share Offices 225 S. Westmonte Drive, Suite 2010, Altamonte...
2010-05-06
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Team Foundation Server 2010 and Visual Studio 2008
We recently decided to use Team Foundation Server as our source control and, really, project management system. This decision was...
2010-05-06
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PASS Summit 2010 Content Survey
The Issue
Being involved in PASS and the SQL Server community via blogging and Twitter, I get to see and hear...
2010-05-03
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SQLSaturday #41 - Atlanta Session Recap
Last Saturday, April 24, I presented my session, Why I Use Stored Procedures and You Should Too, at SQLSaturday #41-Atlanta, see...
2010-04-29
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SQLSaturday #41 – Atlanta Recap
I had the opportunity to go present at SQLSaturday #41-Atlanta this past weekend (April 24, 2010) and I had a...
2010-04-27
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OPASS is pleased to announce - SQLSaturday #49 - Orlando October 16th. Get it on your calendar now.
SQLSaturday #49 - Orlando is now live on the SQLSaturday web site. It will be held on October 16th at Seminole...
2010-04-22
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Presenting at SQLSaturday #41 – Atlanta
I have the privilege of being able to attend and present at SQLSaturday #41 – Atlanta this weekend. This will be...
2010-04-21
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Blogs
Vibe Coding a Login Tracking System
By Steve Jones
A customer was asking about tracking logins and logouts in Redgate Monitor. We don’t...
4 CPE Opportunity (Virtual) for Charity
By Brian Kelley
Every year, the South Carolina State Internal Auditors Association and the South Carolina Midlands...
Data Céilí 2026 Call for Speakers!
Data Céilí 2026 Call for Speakers is now live! Data Céilí (pronounced kay-lee), is...
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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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