Notes from SQLSaturday in Oregon Nov 16, 2013
I wanted to take time to thank our sponsors, speakers and volunteers for making #sqlsat265 a big success. Over 400...
2013-11-21
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Recruiting for “Women In Technology” panelist for Oregon SQLSaturay Oct 8th, 2011
We are recruiting panelists for a “Women in Technology” discussion at SQLSaturday Oregon. SQLSaturday is an all-day free training event...
2011-08-01
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Speaking at SQL Saturday #68 on Women in Technology
I am excited that I get to speak at SQL Saturday #68 on April 9. If you live close to...
2011-03-29
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Silent Install
A few weeks a go I presented at OSQL-D in Portland, OR, and a lot of people ask me if...
2011-01-29
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The Events that Brought Me Here
1st event: I am here because my father wanted to be reunited with his family. He also hoped that his...
2010-02-04
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transactional replication:initialize with backup
I spend this weekend playing with transaction replication and try to set it up so that I don't have to...
2009-12-06
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a simple joint that makes you think twice
I was reading Two Minute SQL Server Stumpers a few weeks ago and this qustion still sticks in my head. ...
2009-12-01
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Blogs
Resetting on the AI hype train
By Brian Kelley
There's a great article from MIT Technology Review about resetting on the hype of...
A New Word: Etherness
By Steve Jones
etherness – n. the wistful feeling of looking around a gathering of loved ones,...
Vibe Coding a Login Tracking System
By Steve Jones
A customer was asking about tracking logins and logouts in Redgate Monitor. We don’t...
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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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