System Base Tables
On January 19th, I published a post about the Dedicated Administrator Connection. I spoke very briefly of the system base tables in that article. Today, I want to dive...
2012-01-30
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Jason Brimhall
Slammer, Alive…Barely
By now you must have heard of the SQL Slammer worm. It was quite an infectious little nuisance. The harm it caused came largely due to unpatched, unprotected SQL...
2012-01-24
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S3OLV February 2012
Do you recognize this person? If you are from the Colorado Springs area, you probably do. This is: Troy Ketsdever (twitter) Troy will be presenting...
2012-01-23
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S3OLV February 2012
Do you recognize this person?
If you are from the Colorado Springs area, you probably do. This is:
Troy Ketsdever (twitter)
Troy will...
2012-01-23
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S3OLV – Jan 2012 Meeting Recap
Last week (Jan 12, 2012), we held the user group meeting for the SQL Server Society of Las Vegas (a.k.a...
2012-01-20
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S3OLV – Jan 2012 Meeting Recap
Last week (Jan 12, 2012), we held the user group meeting for the SQL Server Society of Las Vegas (a.k.a S3OLV or SSSOLV). Presenting at that meeting was Josh...
2012-01-20
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Dedicated Administrator Connection
Recently you may have read my article about some hidden functions in SQL Server. In that article you learned that those functions were in some DMOs and that you...
2012-01-19
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Dedicated Administrator Connection
Recently you may have read my article about some hidden functions in SQL Server. In that article you learned that...
2012-01-19
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Blackout
What more can I say. I disagree with the kind of legislation that is being presented via SOPA and PIPA.
In...
2012-01-18
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Blackout
What more can I say. I disagree with the kind of legislation that is being presented via SOPA and PIPA. In support of the community, my site will be...
2012-01-18
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Blogs
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...
4 CPE Opportunity (Virtual) for Charity
By Brian Kelley
Every year, the South Carolina State Internal Auditors Association and the South Carolina Midlands...
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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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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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