Supported Compatibility Levels in SQL Server
It has been well documented and is well known that SQL Server supports certain older versions of SQL Server in...
2014-05-21
17,388 reads
Jason Brimhall
Supported Compatibility Levels in SQL Server
It has been well documented and is well known that SQL Server supports certain older versions of SQL Server in a compatibility mode. This setting is something that can...
2014-05-21
11 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #54 – Interviews and Hiring
This month’s T-SQL Tuesday is hosted by Boris Hristov (blog|twitter) and his chosen topic is “Interviews and Hiring” – specifically interviewing and hiring...
2014-05-16 (first published: 2014-05-14)
1,759 reads
Missing Indexes Script v2
As is the case for many DB professionals, I am always tweaking (not twerking) and refining the missing indexes script to try and make it more robust and a...
2014-05-15
6 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #54 – Interviews and Hiring
This month’s T-SQL Tuesday is hosted by Boris Hristov (blog|twitter) and his chosen topic is “Interviews and Hiring” – specifically interviewing and hiring of SQL Server Professionals. This is a...
2014-05-14
1 reads
Omaha BI/SQL User Group – What?
I recently received an email from this guy named John Morehouse (blog | twitter) about the Omaha SQL/BI User Group Meeting in May. Imagine my surprise when reading the email...
2014-05-07
4 reads
Omaha BI/SQL User Group – What?
I recently received an email from this guy named John Morehouse (blog | twitter) about the Omaha SQL/BI User Group Meeting in...
2014-05-07
769 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #53 – Work Hard, Play Hard, Joke Hard
It is April and April Fools has only just begun. Well, or so Matt Velic (blog | twitter) would have us...
2014-04-08
973 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #53 – Work Hard, Play Hard, Joke Hard
It is April and April Fools has only just begun. Well, or so Matt Velic (blog | twitter) would have us believe. Matt decided that this month for TSQL...
2014-04-08
5 reads
SQLSaturday Vegas Style
We are mere moments from the inaugural SQL Saturday (announced a few short months ago) event in fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada. Can you feel the excitement building? The SQLSat...
2014-04-03
4 reads
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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