2010-06-21
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Blog Posts
SQL Server Hardware Checklist
I’m in the process of putting together a SQL Server hardware inventory/audit checklist for an upcoming book project. The purpose...
2010-06-21
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SQL Server MasterClass
This Thursday gone, (June 18th) I went to a hotel near Heathrow airport in London for what was titled a...
2010-06-21
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SQLBits 7 to be Held in York September 30 – October 2, 2010
SQLBits—The 7 Wonders of SQL Conference—will be held in York, England, September 30 through October 2, 2010. SQLBits is the...
2010-06-21
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SQLSaturday Schedule Changes
As will happen from time to time, we’ve had two changes on the schedule, wanted to make sure everyone catches...
2010-06-21
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SSRS R2 - Naming Excel Worksheet Tabs
I was recently asked if it was possible to name an excel tab based on a page in a reporting...
2010-06-21
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T-SQL - Finding Changes
Someone posted a note recently asking about how to detect the changes in a sequence. Say you have a table...
2010-06-21
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Live Meeting Presentation – ETL with PowerShell
On Tuesday June 22nd 9 PM Eastern I”m presenting ETL with PowerShell for PASS AppDev VC—a virtual chapter of Professional...
2010-06-20
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SQL Server MasterClass Event Review
I often begrudge a 5am start to travel anywhere, let alone to SQL events but this was a trip definitely...
2010-06-19
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3.15Kw Grid-Tied Solar PV System Online
I took a day off work so I could be here when Namaste Solar and IREA came out to my...
2010-06-18
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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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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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