An attempt at creating a "universal", set-oriented, near-real-time ODS ETL interface
Defining the Problem
Imagine I have two different systems - say, a CRM and an ERP - on different SQL Servers. Both systems...
2017-11-05
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Blog Posts
PASS Summit 2017 – the best ever
I have been a PASS summit attendee for 14 years now. This year is my 15th. Every year is different...
2017-11-05
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A virtualized CPU forced me to eat my lunch early, every day, for weeks
I worked one particular contract where I was forced to take my lunch at 11:35 every day, and it was...
2017-11-03 (first published: 2017-10-21)
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SQL Clone Server Service Permissions
SQL Clone is amazing, and it can really save time and disk space for many organizations. I’ve got a series...
2017-11-03 (first published: 2017-10-23)
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An overview of Python vs PowerShell for SQL Server Database Administration
Today, Microsoft claims that Linux runs like a First-Class citizen on Azure, .NET Core has been open-sourced, and has been...
2017-11-02
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But I Don't *Want* To "Restore from a backup of the database or repair the database!"
Do you like Log Shipping?
Before my time at Ntirety I had done quite a bit of work with failover clustering...
2017-11-02 (first published: 2017-10-23)
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Contained Databases
Today's post is in regards a feature that was released with SQL Server 2012, it hasn't gotten the attention or used that it deserves even when it helps solving...
2017-11-02
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Microsoft MVP!?
What? Is probably the most common reply out there and if it is then that is how I felt when...
2017-11-02
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PASS Summit 2017 Day 2
It’s day 2 of the PASS Summit. Yesterday was a whirlwind of a day, after my early-morning post-Halloween trip to...
2017-11-02
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Query Store – SQL Server 2017 vs Azure SQL Database
I love the query store, it is powerful (can be dangerous) , easy to use and packed full of information. I...
2017-11-02 (first published: 2017-10-24)
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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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UNISTR Escape
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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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