SQL Server 2016 – SQL Server Telemetry \ CEIP Services
CEIP (Customer Experience Improvement Program) is somethings runs from ages and almost each vendor perform it to collect product usage...
2018-04-26
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Blog Posts
SQL Server Advanced Aggregations Part 1 Grouping Sets
This post is part 1 of a 3 part series…
Part 1 Grouping SetsPart 2 ROLLUP and CUBEPart 3 GROUPING and...
2018-04-26
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SQL Server database Backup and Restore strategies
One of the most important roles of a database administrator is to constantly protect the integrity of the databases and...
2018-04-26
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Benefits for Veterans
Wanted to share a few things I came across recently with regards to benefits for veterans:
You can get a printed...
2018-04-25
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Dates and Times in SQL Server: T-SQL functions to get the current date and time
We have come on quite a journey so far. SQL Server and Azure SQL Database provide date and time data...
2018-04-25
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Exploring the Caves of Code Analysis in #SQLPrompt
I enjoy themes, and when I ran across the SQL Prompt Treasure Island, I had to take a few minutes...
2018-04-25 (first published: 2018-04-16)
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In-Memory OLTP: A Case Study
Watch this week’s episode on YouTube.
When In-Memory OLTP was first released in SQL Server 2014, I was excited to start...
2018-04-25 (first published: 2018-04-17)
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Live, Learn, and Grow
Ever look back at old work and wonder what was I thinking when I did that? Or even better you...
2018-04-25
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Quick tip: format source code in html
I run a technical blog, so it is necessary to put code in almost every post. Most of the GUIs...
2018-04-25
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SQL Saturday Wheeling 2018
Third time in a month, I will be presenting Machine Learning Server, this time at SQL Saturday Wheeling
2018-04-25
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Blogs
The Book of Redgate: Spread across the world
By Steve Jones
This was Redgate in 2010, spread across the globe. First the EU/US Here’s Asia...
Merry Christmas
By John
Today is Christmas and while I do not expect anybody to actual be reading...
Self-Hosting a Photo Server the Whole Family Can Use
By Bert Wagner
Until recently, my family's 90,000+ photos have been hidden away in the depths of...
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Question of the Day
UNISTR Escape
In SQL Server 2025, I run this command:
SELECT UNISTR('*3041*308A*304C\3068 and good night', '*') as "A Classic";
What is returned? (assume the database has an appropriate collation)
A: 
B: 
C: 
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