SQL Server Newsletter @LearningTree
As many of you know I have been delivering Learning Tree training courses since way back in 2010. Combing training...
2016-08-10
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Blog Posts
TSQL Tuesday #081 – Sharpening something
This TSQL tuesday is hosted by my good friend Jason Brimhall – Jason has put forth a creative challenge – plan to...
2016-08-10
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Azure: What’s the difference between SQL Database and SQL Server?
If you want to blog T-SQL Tuesday is a great way to get started. On the first Tuesday of each...
2016-08-09
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Dropping Masking from a Column–#SQLNewBlogger
Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as...
2016-08-09 (first published: 2016-08-04)
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Great Value IT Training 9th August – Automate with PowerShell
It’s that time of the week when the Great Value IT training page gets its weekly update and this week...
2016-08-09
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PolyBase Is A Picky Eater – Remove Carriage Returns Before Ingesting Text
Update: As Gerhard points out in the comments, switching to ORC files solves this issue nicely. It’s not human readable,...
2016-08-09 (first published: 2016-08-01)
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SQL UG Leaders: Reach Out to Your .NET Friends
In Baton Rouge we make no secret that our user groups and our578-personSQLSaturday combines the volunteers and attendees of our...
2016-08-09
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TOMORROW: CNJSSUG Presents - Hilary Cotter - Performance Tuning
Wednesday, August 10, 2016, The next meeting of the Central NJ SQL Server Users Group will be on Wednesday August...
2016-08-09
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T-SQL Tuesday #81 – Migrating Databases with Dell LiteSpeed
It’s time for T-SQL Tuesday again, and this month’s host is fellow Certified Master and Data Platform MVP Jason Brimhall...
2016-08-09
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T-SQL Tuesday #81–Sharpening Skills
This is an interesting month for T-SQL Tuesday. The challenge is from Jason Brimhall to Sharpen Something, and learn something...
2016-08-09
1,142 reads
Blogs
PowerPoint to HTML with Claude AI
By Steve Jones
I had an idea for an animated view of a sales tool, and started...
Don’t Miss Out – SQL Server Query Tuning Fundamentals Starts Next Monday!
Next Monday, February 9, 2026, my one-day live online training SQL Server Query Tuning...
Monday Monitor Tips: SQL Auditing Preview
By Steve Jones
One of the features we advocates have been advocating for is a better way...
Forums
25 Years of SQL Server Central
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The Decoded Value
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Deploying SQL Server Developer Edition in Kubernetes: A Cost-Effective Alternative to RDS
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Question of the Day
The Decoded Value
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned from this code:
DECLARE @message VARCHAR(50) = 'Hello SQL Server 2025!'; DECLARE @encoded VARCHAR(MAX); SET @encoded = BASE64_ENCODE(CAST(@message AS VARBINARY(1000))); SELECT BASE64_DECODE(@encoded)See possible answers