Reblog: May 3 to May 9
Welcome to this Friday’s reblog summary post. The aim of these posts is to bring some old posts that newer...
2013-05-10
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StrateSQL
Presentation Materials “Discovering the Plan Cache” #SQLSat175
I’m a little late getting the information from my Fargo SQL Saturday session posted, titled ”Discovering the Plan Cache“. But it’s...
2013-05-07
519 reads
Webcast Presentation Materials: Introduction to SQL Server Security
Last Thursday, I delivered a presentation for Pragmatic WorksTraining on the T’s. The session for last week was Introduction to...
2013-05-07
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Last Weeks Top “Reading” Links #31
For those that follow me on twitter (@StrateSQL), you’ll know that throughout the day I tweet out some links of...
2013-05-06
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May 2013 – Monthly SQL Server Checklist
It’s the start of the month of May, or at least the first Monday in May. Hopefully you aren’t nursing...
2013-05-06
690 reads
May the Fourth Be With You – Kindle Bonus!
It seems that with the Disney purchase of Star Wars this past year that May the Fourth is coming on...
2013-05-04
436 reads
A Replacement for DBCC IND in SQL Server 2012
Each release of SQL Server is chalk full of new features and an assorted amount of bells and whistles. Some...
2013-05-03 (first published: 2013-04-17)
3,201 reads
Reblog: April 26 to May 2
Welcome to this Friday’s reblog summary post. The aim of these posts is to bring some old posts that newer...
2013-05-03
1,074 reads
Last Weeks Top “Reading” Links #30
For those that follow me on twitter (@StrateSQL), you’ll know that throughout the day I tweet out some links of...
2013-04-29
1,329 reads
Restoring Azure SQL Database to a Local Server
In last week’s post, I talked about the steps required to backup a Azure SQL Database. That post leaves us...
2013-04-29 (first published: 2013-04-23)
6,546 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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The Microsoft SQL Year in Review
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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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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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