Cluster failover – what’s the best way to get notified?
G’day,
I look after several clustered instances of SQL SERVER. One of the tasks that I do every morning is to check...
2011-03-27
2,831 reads
Marty
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So you’re RAIDed, but are you protected?
G’day,
Occasionally, I hear things that surprise me. And one of the statements that I’ve heard lately that fits into that category is...
2011-03-24
389 reads
Primary Keys – why accept the defaults.
G’day,
When I design a table in SQL SERVER, I like to have a reasonable understanding of how the table will...
2011-03-22
3,044 reads
Primary Keys – why accept the defaults.
G’day,
When I design a table in SQL SERVER, I like to have a reasonable understanding of how the table will...
2011-03-19
1,750 reads
Disaster Recovery Exposure - Part Two
In part one, I gave a general overview of some of the things that may affect IT services in the...
2011-03-15
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Disaster Recovery Exposure. - Part One
G'day,
I've just readPaul Randal's sqlmag article about the need to test your disaster recovery strategy. In that article Paul mentions...
2011-03-15
1,154 reads
In summary - SQLskills internals.
Well, I attended a full week of SQL internals from Paul Randal [Blog | Twitter] and Kimberley L. Tripp [Blog | Twitter]...
2011-03-06
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What...you mean I won...and Thank You.
Well, what a week it’s been. I started my winning blog post for the SQLskills blogging competition by stating that...
2011-01-30
2,097 reads
Internals and Performance class in Dallas
At last, my blog is starting to pay real dividends. Not only do I get the opportunity to publish my...
2011-01-28
2,054 reads
Internals and Performance class in Dallas
At last, my blog is starting to pay real dividends. Not only do I get the opportunity to publish my...
2011-01-23
4,020 reads
Blogs
Advice I Like: Pyramid Schemes
By Steve Jones
If someone is trying to convince you it’s not a pyramid scheme, it’s a...
Using Prompt AI for a Travel Data Analysis
By Steve Jones
I was looking back at my year and decided to see if SQL Prompt...
FinOps for Kubernetes: Leveraging OpenCost, KubeGreen, and Kubecost for Cost Efficiency
In the era of cloud-native applications, Kubernetes has become the default standard platform for...
Forums
Database file shrink issue.
Hi experts, I have a 3+ TB database on a 2019 sql server which...
The North Star for the Year
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Multiple Escape Characters
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Question of the Day
Multiple Escape Characters
In SQL Server 2025, I run this code (in a database with the appropriate collation):
SELECT UNISTR('%*3041%*308A%*304C%*3068 and good night', '%*') AS 'A Classic';
What is returned? See possible answers