T-SQL Tuesday: Finding issues with your query plan
This is my first time blogging with a T-SQL Tuesday topic. If you follow my blog you’ve probably noticed that...
2017-04-11
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Blog Posts
Upgrading VSTS Redgate Build Tasks
I’ve been putting it off, but in prepping for SQL Bits demos, I decided this was a good time to...
2017-04-11
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Using Azure for free
There are a number of options for using Azure for free. This is very useful for those of you who...
2017-04-11
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Using Pester with dbatools Test-DbaLastBackup
In previous posts I have shown how to use Test-DbaLastBackup from dbatools and how you can make use of the...
2017-04-11 (first published: 2017-03-25)
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Why Volunteer at SQLBits ?
WARNING – Contains Orange and light-hearted photos
I have returned home from SQLBits 2017 The Disco Edition. I am exhausted, my...
2017-04-11
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Will Technology Eliminate Your Tech Job?
This post is a response to this month's T-SQL Tuesday prompt. T-SQL Tuesday was created by Adam Machanic and is a way for SQL users to share ideas about...
2017-04-11
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Export SQL User Permissions to T-SQL script using PowerShell and dbatools
There are times when DBA’s are required to export database user permissions to a file. This may be for a...
2017-04-10
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Gethyn Ellis:My SQL Server You Tube Channel
Its been an interesting weekend at gethynellis.com I have been attempting to put together a SQL Server YouTubechannel. I’m planning...
2017-04-10
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Microsoft Business Intelligence Materials from Discussion at Jacksonville University
Today I had the wonderful pleasure for leading a discussion regarding the products, services, and tools Microsoft provides in the...
2017-04-10
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Microsoft Business Intelligence Materials from Discussion at Jacksonville University
Today I had the wonderful pleasure for leading a discussion regarding the products, services, and tools Microsoft provides in the...
2017-04-10
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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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Happy Holidays, Let's Do Nerdy Stuff
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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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