Data Compression
We have come to that time of month again – blog party. This time, the party is hosted by Jorge Segarra...
2010-06-08
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Blog Posts
Impressions of My First Day at TechEd 2010
TechEd 2010 started today, June 7, and will run through Thursday, June 10, 2010. In the past TechEd has run...
2010-06-08
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More Details About Engine Improvements in SQL Server 2008 R2 (SQLTuesday)
This post is for SQLTuesday #007, hosted by Jorge Segarra (blog | twitter). The topic is to talk about your favorite...
2010-06-08
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Overcoming Your Limits
As I age in years, I realize more and more how blessed I was to attend The Citadel, the Military...
2010-06-08
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PASS Summit 2010 Abstract Submissions
I submitted three abstracts for the 2010 PASS Summit this year - two "normal" (75 minute) and one spotlight (90 minute)...
2010-06-08
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SQL Saturday #22 Pensacola Recap
Saturday I drove up to Pensacola for SQL Saturday #22. Me and several others from Baton Rouge, including my two...
2010-06-08
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SSIS-DTS Package Search 2.0.18 released
SSIS-DTS Package Search 2.0.18 has been released. This is a bug fix release that addresses a problem with the search...
2010-06-08
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TechEd 2010 – BI Keynote – Part 1
The second day’s keynote is by Ted Kummert and focuses on BI.
This keynote is in one of the smaller...
2010-06-08
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TechEd 2010 – BI Keynote Part 2
In the customer demo, a few reports that were built with PowerPivot and Report Builder 3.0, which are helpful to...
2010-06-08
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TechEd 2010 – Interview With Herain Oberoi
Herain Oberoi is a Group Product Manager for SQL Server and spent 30 minutes with me talking about StreamInsight and...
2010-06-08
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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...
Forums
Database backup job steps
I have a SQL Agent job for backing up a set of Analysis Services...
SQL Server 2025 Backup Compression Algorithm
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The Large Encoded Value
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Question of the Day
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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