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Mount Olympus: Stratosphere: It was inevitable that two innovative technologies would merge to create a world of potential in the...
2013-09-17
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Great Idea: Tribal SQL
Writing books, even just a chapter, is not easy. Yet, people are desperate to do it for some reason. But,...
2013-09-17
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Guide to SQL Server Table Indexes – (Part 4)
Checkout the part-4 of my five part article series on Guide to SQL Server Table Indexeshere, in which you will learn...
2013-09-17
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Introduction to Integrity: Chain Linkage Problems
We’re approaching the end of our six part series Introduction to Integrity, sponsored by Idera with our last two postings...
2013-09-17
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Manage your SQL Server databases with SQL DMVs
Microsoft ships SQL Server with several built-in tools that database administrators (DBAs) can use to manage their SQL Server environment....
2013-09-17
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Planning for Recovery
A database server is generally a mission critical component. Having a recovery plan is essential to ensure the business can...
2013-09-17
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SQL 2014 SSMS is Killing my C:
I could hear SQL saying to my C: Drive "Why You Little...." Hello Dear Reader!
The Blog about SQL Saturday 232 coming...
2013-09-17
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SQL Server – How to Add More Than One Column as a Primary Key
Sometimes you might want to add more than one column as primary key. For example, if you have three columns...
2013-09-17
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SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) – August 2013 update
SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) has a new update:
VS 2010: August 2013 version: 10.3.30822.0, June 2013 version: 10.3.30618.1, December 2012 version: 10.3.21208.0,...
2013-09-17
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Understanding SQL Query Optimization – (Part 1)
Most of the activity of the database server is related to queries. Because of this, query optimization is often a...
2013-09-17
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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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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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