Your Devs' Questions Answered With sys.dm_server_services
It starts with "I'm a developer...
"... with no RDP access, how can I tell if the SQL Server Agent service...
2015-08-20
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Will Assaf
See you at SQL Saturday Baton Rouge 2015!
SQL Saturday is a global event to bring Information Technology speakers and professionals together for a community-driven, community-attended free day...
2015-07-19
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SQL Server Permissions and Security Principals at Houston SQL Saturday 2015
Thanks to everyone who attended my presentation on SQL Server Permissions and Security Principals this morning at Houston SQL Saturday...
2015-06-13
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Error Upon First Processing Your SSAS Database With A Service Account
This blog post is to document the easy fix to a problem that has become a rite of passage for...
2015-06-11
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Behavior of ORDER BY + UNION Can Be Confusing
This is an interesting example and it exposes a quirk with the concept of a UNION, which is, that the...
2015-06-10 (first published: 2015-06-08)
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See You Next Weekend at SQL Saturday Houston!
Looking forward to speaking next weekend at SQL Saturday Houston 2015 on June 13!
If you haven't already registered for this...
2015-06-05
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Fresh New Horror: PK on a Float Data Type
Here's a new thing to be scared about in the night, as if you weren't already terrified of floats after...
2015-05-18 (first published: 2015-05-11)
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SSRS Utility Reports: Subscription Inventory, Failed Subscriptions
When delivering a SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) solution with lots of subscriptions, it's helpful to also include some utility...
2015-05-05
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Live Microsoft Event - Power BI Dashboard in a Day - Baton Rouge
Join BRSSUG Founder and Microsoft TSP Patrick Leblanc to learn how to use Microsoft’s self-service Business Intelligence platform, Power BI. In...
2015-04-09
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Announcing: SQL Saturday Baton Rouge 2015
SQL Saturday Baton Rouge 2015 is coming up on August 2 at LSU, register today!
Email or instant message your friends, post...
2015-03-22
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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
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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...
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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