Crazy Data Science
I am pretty hyped to be able to finally announce a new project of mine that I have been working on for...
2018-03-13
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Blog Posts
Crystal Balls
In the centenary edition of the monthly blogging party that is T-SQL Tuesday, Adam Machanic asks us to look forward...
2018-03-13
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2018-03-13
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Error 33206 - SQL Server Audit Failed to Create the Audit File
One of the joys of working with SQL Server is the descriptive and meaningful error messages, right?
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Exhibit A - the 33206:
Error:...
2018-03-13 (first published: 2018-03-05)
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Full Automatic Tuning: SQL Server 2026’s Most Killer Feature
This post is a response to this month’s T-SQL Tuesday #100 prompt by the creator of T-SQL Tuesday himself, Adam Machanic. ...
2018-03-13
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Full Automatic Tuning: SQL Server 2026's Most Killer Feature
This post is a response to this month's T-SQL Tuesday #100 prompt by the creator of T-SQL Tuesday himself, Adam Machanic. T-SQL Tuesday is a way for SQL Server bloggers...
2018-03-13
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Full Automatic Tuning: SQL Server 2026's Most Killer Feature
This post is a response to this month's T-SQL Tuesday #100 prompt by the creator of T-SQL Tuesday himself, Adam Machanic. T-SQL Tuesday is a way for SQL Server bloggers...
2018-03-13
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Looking Forward for T-SQL Tuesday #100
It’s T-SQL Tuesday #100. Amazing. I can’t believe this has been going for so many years. I’m proud that I...
2018-03-13
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Power BI Custom Visuals Class (Module 92 – KPI Ticker MAQ Software)
In this module you will learn how to use the KPI Indicator Custom Visual by MAQ Software. The KPI Ticker...
2018-03-13 (first published: 2018-03-01)
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Powershell and Data Masking with SQL Provision
Just a quick post here after the PASS Marathon Webinar during which I talked about the GDPR effects around the...
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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