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Binary collations are, in many ways, simpler to understand than non-binary collations...
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IntelliSense in SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) can be quite helpful. It...
2019-02-26
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Today’s “Question of the Day” on SQL Server Central, Cleaning up the...
2019-02-20 (first published: 2019-01-31)
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I haven’t seen a lot written about these particular behaviors so I...
2019-01-28 (first published: 2019-01-15)
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There are times when I am working on a SQL script that...
2019-01-08 (first published: 2018-12-28)
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Demystifying What “sqlservr -q” Actually Does
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For various reasons, people sometimes find themselves...
2019-01-03 (first published: 2018-06-12)
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SQL Server 2017 introduced a new security restriction for SQLCLR in the...
2018-11-12 (first published: 2018-10-31)
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Occassionally I want / need to change a Windows setting that is not configurable via Control Panel or Settings. For example:
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I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
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