Help I’m an Oracle guy – whats all this SQL Server stuff ?
Having ventured into both the SQL Server world and the depths of Oracle RDBMS – Im often asked what the differences...
2012-05-18
751 reads
Justin H-Davies
To contract or not to contract – that is the question !
I’ve been deliberating over the last few years whether to make the leap into the contracting/consulting world.
Speaking to a good...
2012-05-18
792 reads
I’m back !
Hello Everyone – its been a while.
I’ve been out of the blogging scene over the last year or so due to...
2012-05-12
670 reads
New Diagnostic Manager functionality
The latest version of Ideras’ SQL Diagnositc Manager offers some pretty nifty predictive analysis capability. Offering at present, a 12 hour forecast.
This gives...
2011-05-06
1,028 reads
Daily Denali Delight – Day 6
Code-named Denali – the next version of SQL Server is fast approaching.
And whenever CTP2 gets released you can be sure to...
2011-04-28
806 reads
DevConnections – Heavily Discounted Passes !
DevConnections – London June 2011
DatabaseExpertise has negotiated 10 tickets for the main 2 day conference, at an amazing price of £100!!!
The first...
2011-04-28
703 reads
Daily Denali Delight – Day 5
Code-named Denali – the next version of SQL Server is fast approaching.
And whenever CTP2 gets released you can be sure to...
2011-04-27
988 reads
Daily Denali Delight – Day 4
Code-named Denali – the next version of SQL Server is fast approaching.
And whenever CTP2 gets released you can be sure to...
2011-04-26
971 reads
Daily Denali Delight – Day 2
Code-named Denali – the next version of SQL Server is fast approaching.
And whenever CTP2 gets released you can be sure to...
2011-04-21
757 reads
Daily Denali Delight – Day 3
Code-named Denali – the next version of SQL Server is fast approaching.
And whenever CTP2 gets released you can be sure to...
2011-04-21
791 reads
Blogs
Advice I Like: Ranch Rules
By Steve Jones
Leave a gate behind you the way you first found it. – from Excellent...
Fix Slow, Bloated MSDB: Purge Old History And Add Missing Indexes
By SQLPals
Fix Slow, Bloated MSDB: Purge Old History And Add Missing Indexes ...
Three Ways to Use Snowflake Data in Microsoft Fabric
By James Serra
Organizations increasingly want Snowflake and Microsoft Fabric to coexist without duplicating data or fragmenting...
Forums
25 Years of SQL Server Central
Comments posted to this topic are about the item 25 Years of SQL Server...
The Decoded Value
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The Decoded Value
Deploying SQL Server Developer Edition in Kubernetes: A Cost-Effective Alternative to RDS
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Deploying SQL Server Developer Edition...
Question of the Day
The Decoded Value
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned from this code:
DECLARE @message VARCHAR(50) = 'Hello SQL Server 2025!'; DECLARE @encoded VARCHAR(MAX); SET @encoded = BASE64_ENCODE(CAST(@message AS VARBINARY(1000))); SELECT BASE64_DECODE(@encoded)See possible answers