SSWUG Spring Conference Speaker Ratings
This spring I presented a few sessions at the spring SSWUG virtual conference – DBTechCon. Now that the event is over,...
2011-07-21
1,028 reads
StrateSQL
Announcing SQL Saturday #99
Seriously, what’s going on in Minnesota? Our government is shut down and… we are hosting a SQL Saturday on a...
2011-07-20
662 reads
Got Married, Got Behind
No posts in a couple weeks, except the Re-Blogs. Guess the running around and getting married I did last week...
2011-07-20
468 reads
Re-blog – July 8-July 14
As I mentioned in the introductory post, I’m summarizing posts from previous years in the the past week. Some posts...
2011-07-15
750 reads
Re-blog – July 1-July 7
As I mentioned in the introductory post, I’m summarizing posts from previous years in the the past week. Some posts...
2011-07-08
460 reads
July Monthly SQL Server Checklist
It’s a new month, and time to check out your SQL Servers to make sure everything is configured and working...
2011-07-05
1,033 reads
2011 SQL Server MVP Award
Thanks Microsoft for awarding me the MVP for SQL Server for the third year in a row. It’s a great...
2011-07-04
598 reads
Re-blog – June 24-June 30
As I mentioned in the introductory post, I’m summarizing posts from previous years in the the past week. Some posts...
2011-07-01
515 reads
Minnesota SQL Server Study Group (July)
Study Group
For the past few months, I’ve been openly working towards the SQL Server MCM. I failed a couple times...
2011-06-30
1,793 reads
Let’s Get Registered! Registered!
The PASS Summit is only a few short months away. But before that happens there is an important deadline fast...
2011-06-28
678 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...
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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