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9 resources not to be Skeptic about Big Data
2 years ago I posted “16 papers and original articles on Big Data” It’s now time to review and...
2013-06-01
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SQL Server 2012: Indirect Checkpoint (Target Recovery Time), get the real scoop
SQL Server 2012 brings a new feature called Indirect Checkpoint. You can read more about it here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms189573.aspx. With Indirect Checkpoint, you get smaller and too many I/Os Checkpoint...
2013-03-19
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The end of the Internet, data and the PC
The Big Data revolution will be more important than the PC or the Internet. While there were many...
2013-03-04
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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
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...
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25 Years of SQL Server Central
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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