Keeping Up with PASS
I have often found it a little hard to keep up with PASS news, but after a little research, I...
2010-03-10
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Blog Posts
Location of the PASS Summit
There has been some discussion recently around the location of the PASS Summit. The debate was centered on the results...
2010-03-10
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March OPASS Meeting Recap
We had a great turnout of 25 people for last night’s OPASS Meeting sponsored by Quest Software.
We started the meeting...
2010-03-10
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More posts coming soon...
Haven't been around for a while, but doing some interesting work with Database Refactoring and Effective Dating...more posts coming soon....
2010-03-10
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PASS Summit to Stay in Seattle
PASS has released the survey results as well as its decision about where to hold future Summit events. The decision...
2010-03-10
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SQLIse A Powershell Based SQL Server Query Tool
SQL Server Powershell Powershell Extensions (SQLPSX) has been updated to version 2.1. The most notable change is the addition of...
2010-03-10
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The Key at SQL Saturday #33
For the handover of SQLSaturday to PASS, Rushabh Metha, President of PASS, came to the Charlotte SQL Saturday, where Andy...
2010-03-10
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Top 6 Myths of Transaction Logs
Top 6 Myths of Transaction Logs I think there is a lot of misunderstanding concerning database transaction logs in SQL Server. I...
2010-03-10
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Upgraded to Model
That's right, folks, I'm now a model. Or at least, a model DB. Tom LaRock released his most recent rankings and...
2010-03-10
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An Introduction to Data Compression in SQL Server 2008
This is an excerpt from my free eBook, Brad’s Sure Guide to SQL Server 2008.
There is one thing every...
2010-03-09
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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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