A New Achievement
To celebrate a recent achievement, I have decided to create a whole new section to my blog that will be...
2015-10-17
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Blog Posts
SQL Saturday #437–Boston BI Edition 2015–You Can Still Analyze Data with T-SQL
Thanks for attending my session on analyzing data with TSQL. I hope you learned something you can take back and...
2015-10-17
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Step by Step SSIS–Union ALL tip # 119
Dear All,
In the series of zero to hero SSIS series this is one of the simplest transformation control which...
2015-10-17
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020 – A Foolish Decision - Syndication – WaterOx Consulting
Making Foolish Decisions In WOxPod!, episode # 020– “A Foolish Decision” I announce a foolish decision I recently made, and how...
2015-10-16
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Advice for MAXDOP setting
This post is for the MAXDOP option – how to set it in a SQL Server instance. The option is discussed much...
2015-10-16
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Advice for MAXDOP setting
This post is for the MAXDOP option - how to set it in a SQL Server instance. The option is discussed much...
2015-10-16
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Advice for MAXDOP setting
This post is for the MAXDOP option – how to set it in a SQL Server instance. The option is discussed much on the forums and there are different recommendations...
2015-10-16
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Advice for MAXDOP setting
This post is for the MAXDOP option – how to set it in a SQL Server instance. The option is discussed much on the forums and there are different recommendations...
2015-10-16
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Dir2Dac and github2dacpac - create dacpacs from script folders or the internet
I like writing go (golang not the batch separator) and one of the things that I like is that if...
2015-10-16
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Dir2Dac and github2dacpac - create dacpacs from script folders or the internet
I like writing go (golang not the batch separator) and one of the things that I like is that if...
2015-10-16
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Blogs
Catching Up On SQLOrlando
By Andy Warren
Somehow two years have elapsed since my last update; hopefully it won’t be that...
Advice I Like: Pyramid Schemes
By Steve Jones
If someone is trying to convince you it’s not a pyramid scheme, it’s a...
Using Prompt AI for a Travel Data Analysis
By Steve Jones
I was looking back at my year and decided to see if SQL Prompt...
Forums
Database file shrink issue.
Hi experts, I have a 3+ TB database on a 2019 sql server which...
The North Star for the Year
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The North Star for the...
Multiple Escape Characters
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Multiple Escape Characters
Question of the Day
Multiple Escape Characters
In SQL Server 2025, I run this code (in a database with the appropriate collation):
SELECT UNISTR('%*3041%*308A%*304C%*3068 and good night', '%*') AS 'A Classic';
What is returned? See possible answers