SQL Saturday Dallas half-day precon: “Beginning Programming with Powershell”
On May 18 we will be presenting a half-day of PowerShell learnin', right before SQL Saturday Dallas! Read up and...
2018-04-24
349 reads
Blog Posts
The Forgotten Fourth SQL Server Recovery Model
Watch this week's video on YouTube
SQL Server recovery models define when database transactions are written to the transaction log. Understanding these models is critical for backup and recovery purposes...
2018-04-24
4 reads
The Forgotten Fourth SQL Server Recovery Model
Watch this week's video on YouTube
SQL Server recovery models define when database transactions are written to the transaction log. Understanding these models is critical for backup and recovery purposes...
2018-04-24
9 reads
Command shell steps in SQL Agent jobs only process a single command.
I was working on a SQL Agent job recently that required a series of command shell commands. And it would...
2018-04-23
912 reads
Configure Min and Max memory in Reporting Services
As any of the available SQL Server services, Reporting Services will use all of the server memory if needed, in...
2018-04-23
14,972 reads
Get SQL server database size, location and volume info using DMVs
SELECT * FROM sys.master_files AS f
CROSS APPLY sys.dm_os_volume_stats(f.database_id, f.file_id) v;
2018-04-23
326 reads
How to Perform Database Hack-Attach
This blog demonstrates attaching a database on the SQL Server Instance which already has the same name database up and...
2018-04-23
1,811 reads
I’ve gotten a transaction log full error but when I look it’s not full??
Every now and again I’ll get an error telling me a transaction log is full. This can be for any...
2018-04-23 (first published: 2018-04-16)
2,287 reads
Is this command broken? I can't see some properties! - DefaultDisplayPropertySet, Get-Member and Select-Object *
Every now and again I see some people complaining about not getting the properties they want when using a PowerShell command.
For instance, someone was using the Get-Service command to...
2018-04-23
6 reads
Power BI Custom Visuals Class (Module 100 – Flow Map)
In this module you will learn how to use the Flow Map. The Flow Map is useful for tracking direction...
2018-04-23
507 reads
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...
Forums
Happy Holidays, Let's Do Nerdy Stuff
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Happy Holidays, Let's Do Nerdy...
UNISTR Escape
Comments posted to this topic are about the item UNISTR Escape
Celebrating Tomorrow
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Celebrating Tomorrow
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: 
See possible answers