Cloud Data Driven User Group 2025 – Slides & Scripts
The slidedeck and the SQL scripts for the session Indexing for Dummies can be found on Github.
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2025-09-25
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Leading Through Change: Guiding Teams in Times of Uncertainty
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How to Avoid Knowledge Stagnation
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How to Install SQL Server 2025 RC0 on an Azure VM
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SQL Server Is Slow – Part 2 of 4(?)
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Local LLM Models at SQL Saturday Boston 2025
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Automating SQL Maintenance: How DevOps Principles Reduce Downtime
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Azure Networking: Designing for Change
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2025-09-22 (first published: 2025-09-03)
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Secure Your SQL Estate: Best Practices for Azure SQL Security
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2025-09-22 (first published: 2025-09-02)
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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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