Putting Your Head in the Clouds 1 – An introduction to Cloud Computing
By David Postlethwaite
Although the concept of Cloud Computing and Microsoft Azure have been around for a number of years it...
2015-05-06
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Blog Posts
SQL Server 2016 announced… and it’s gonna rock
In what spare time I’ve had this week, I’ve been watching the news coming out of Microsoft Ignite (formerly Tech...
2015-05-06
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A Tale of SQL Server Disk Space Trials and Tribulations
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System: 5.5GB of RAM, Windows 2008 R2, vmware, 4 cores, SQL Server 2012 Standard Edition. The database currently has the...
2015-05-05 (first published: 2015-04-28)
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Book Review: The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right
Earlier this year, my buddy Dan recommended that I read The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right. The recommendation...
2015-05-05
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How Many SQL Log Files Do You Keep? - WaterOx Consulting
Reading Time: 2 minutesEver have this happen? You (on vacation): I’ll have another piña colada...
The post How Many SQL Log...
2015-05-05 (first published: 2015-04-22)
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Microsoft DataZen Mobile Platform Available to SQL Server Enterprise Customers for Free
Last month Microsoft announced that they had acquired the DataZen mobile BI platform and were adding it to their enterprise...
2015-05-05
836 reads
Microsoft DataZen Mobile Platform Available to SQL Server Enterprise Customers for Free
Last month Microsoft announced that they had acquired the DataZen mobile BI platform and were adding it to their enterprise...
2015-05-05
210 reads
Speaking at Iowa Code Camp on May 9
If you’re in the Iowa City area, come to Iowa Code Camp this weekend! They have a great lineup of speakers, covering...
2015-05-05
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SQL Server – Changing Ownership for All the User Databases to “sa” Account
Most people prefer to have “sa” account as the database owner, primary reason being sa login cannot be removed/deleted unlike any...
2015-05-05
386 reads
SQL Server 2016 Preview this Year
Quick, short and sharp blog post for those interested in the latest and greatest that the SQL Server mothership has...
2015-05-05
550 reads
Blogs
2025 Wrapped for Steve
By Steve Jones
I’ve often done some analysis of my year in different ways. Last year I...
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...
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The Large Encoded Value
I want to use the new BASE64_ENCODE() function in SQL Server 2025, but return a string that isn't large type. What is the longest varbinary string I can pass in and still get a varchar(8000) returned?
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