SQLSaturday Houston 2017 - I'll be there, will you?
Looking forward to combining a work trip with a SQLSaturday trip to Houston this week!
Will be happy to see the...
2017-06-12
352 reads
Will Assaf
SQLSat Pcola 2017 Security Principals and Permissions
Great attendance and awesome questions from my afternoon session on "SQL Security Principals and Permissions". As promised, both the demo...
2017-06-05
270 reads
SQLSaturday Pensacola 2017
It's the start of a SQLSat summer for me, with Pensacola this weekend on Saturday June 3, then Houston two...
2017-05-30
539 reads
Why SQLSaturday? A SQLSat Career Case Study
We all know that SQLSaturday events are good for career networking, professional development, and technical education. Sometimes the perfect story...
2017-04-10
472 reads
Return to Birmingham for SQLSaturday Bham 2017!
It's been 2.5 years since I last spoke atSQLSaturday Birmingham, and I'm eager to make a return, this time with...
2017-03-16
283 reads
Actual Chats: RIGHT OUTER joins in the wild
Colleague:
I think I just encountered my first Right join
*shocked* Me:
huh. weird.
a rare Right Join has appeared!Colleague:
catch it!Me:
You use ON. It's...
2016-12-22 (first published: 2016-12-06)
2,885 reads
SQL SSRS Express Edition Cannot Connect to Azure SQL Databases
This has bit a couple of clients recently, figured I'd put out a PSA.
Express editions of SQL Server Reporting Service,...
2016-10-04 (first published: 2016-09-25)
2,149 reads
"SQL Server Permissions and Security Principals" at SQLSaturday #560 Charlotte 2016
I'm proud to have been a part of SQLSaturday Charlotte 2016 this year, and happy that I was joined by...
2016-09-17
359 reads
"SQL Server Permissions and Security Principals" at SQLSaturday Charlotte This Weekend!
I'll be presenting my talk on SQL Server Permissions and Security Principals this weekend at SQLSaturday #560 Charlotte, NC.
As a SQLSat...
2016-09-15
378 reads
SQL UG Leaders: Reach Out to Your .NET Friends
In Baton Rouge we make no secret that our user groups and our578-personSQLSaturday combines the volunteers and attendees of our...
2016-08-09
591 reads
Blogs
Don’t Miss Out – SQL Server Query Tuning Fundamentals Starts Next Monday!
Next Monday, February 9, 2026, my one-day live online training SQL Server Query Tuning...
Monday Monitor Tips: SQL Auditing Preview
By Steve Jones
One of the features we advocates have been advocating for is a better way...
SQL Server 2025 CU1 Fixes the Docker Desktop AVX Issue on macOS
Microsoft fixed the AVX instruction issue in SQL Server 2025 CU1. The container now...
Forums
25 Years of SQL Server Central
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The Decoded Value
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Deploying SQL Server Developer Edition in Kubernetes: A Cost-Effective Alternative to RDS
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Question of the Day
The Decoded Value
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned from this code:
DECLARE @message VARCHAR(50) = 'Hello SQL Server 2025!'; DECLARE @encoded VARCHAR(MAX); SET @encoded = BASE64_ENCODE(CAST(@message AS VARBINARY(1000))); SELECT BASE64_DECODE(@encoded)See possible answers