MVP Deep Dives 2… Pre-Order
Every couple days, I’ve been checking for it and finally tonight I saw that the upcoming edition of SQL Server...
2011-09-22
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StrateSQL
SQL Saturday in Kalamazoo This Weekend
If you are going to be in Kalamazoo this weekend and don’t have anything planned. Because, yeah, that happens. Or...
2011-09-13
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PASS 2011 Countdown – 4 Weeks To Go
One week down and we are now 4-weeks from this years PASS Summit. Hopefully, you have already registered for the...
2011-09-12
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PASSMN September Meeting Announced
It’s time to start looking deeper at the next release of SQL Server. As such, the September PASSMN meeting will...
2011-09-06
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September Monthly SQL Server Checklist
First day of the month and first Tuesday of the month. Yup, the list is late this month because for...
2011-09-06
1,371 reads
PASS 2011 Countdown – 5 Weeks To Go
We are now 5-weeks from this years PASS Summit. It’s time to start getting ready for the event. Hopefully, you...
2011-09-05
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PASSion Award Nominations
PASSion Award
One of the things that makes PASS a successful organization is the volunteers. To show it’s appreciation for these...
2011-09-04
1,488 reads
Re-blog – August 26-September 1
As I mentioned in the introductory post, I’m summarizing posts from previous years in the the past week. Some posts...
2011-09-02
650 reads
Book Status #1: Indexing for Performance
As some of you may know, I am writing a book on indexing. So far I’ve written and submitted four...
2011-08-31
1,405 reads
Re-blog – August 19-August 25
As I mentioned in the introductory post, I’m summarizing posts from previous years in the the past week. Some posts...
2011-08-26
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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...
Forums
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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