How I became a Data Platform MVP
As I spent last week attending my first MVP Summit in Seattle I thought I’d write this post about how...
2018-03-14
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Blog Posts
Importance of Memory Setting in SQL Server
Memory is one among the resources forming the performance triangle—CPU and storage being the other two. If one is hit,...
2018-03-14
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Management Studio Shortcut – Change Connection
Update: Now with Object Explorer shortcuts! One of the most common things I do within SSMS is to change connection for...
2018-03-14
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SQL Server Management Studio Dark theme
Enable dark-theme for SSMS Purpose Guide to enable dark-theme in SQL Server Management Studio(SSMS). Reading time +/- 10 minutes References www.sqlserver.info...
2018-03-14
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SQL Server Management Studio Dark theme
Enable dark-theme for SSMS Purpose Guide to enable dark-theme in SQL Server Management Studio(SSMS). Reading time +/- 10 minutes References www.sqlserver.info...
2018-03-14
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SSMS 17.4 Vulnerability Assessment
SSMS 17.5 is out as of February 2018, but the the Vulnerability Assessment (VA) was released in SSMS 7.4
It seems...
2018-03-14 (first published: 2018-03-05)
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The SQL Privacy Summit
This May 18th, Redgate is putting on a SQL Privacy Summit for people that are looking for solutions to help...
2018-03-14
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Understanding DBCC FLUSHAUTHCACHE
This command only applies to Azure SQL Database, at a high level it empties the database authentication cache for logins...
2018-03-14
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What's New In SQL Server 2017? at the March '18 Baton Rouge SQL Server User Group
Thanks to everyone to attended the BRSSUG meeting tonight at our sponsor's location at the Baton Rouge Alliance Safety Council...
2018-03-14
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A look back from the future. – TSQL Tuesday #100
The date is July 14th, 2026 and it’s TSQL Tuesday #200. We are still using SQL Server, and in fact...
2018-03-13
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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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