Reflections on ‘Visibility, the Art of Being Noticed’ by Phil Factor
If you have not read the Master of Phrenetic Phoughts’ article, please do so here. I enjoyed very much the...
2010-02-02
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Blog Posts
SQLSaturday Bequeathed to PASS
I guess you could look at this one of two ways. Either PASS acquired SQL Saturday, or we (Andy, Brian,...
2010-02-02
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Three Engine Improvements in SQL Server 2008 R2
The upcoming (by May 2010) of SQL Server 2008 R2 has been primarily focused on enhancements in the BI area...
2010-02-02
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Three Engine Improvements in SQL Server 2008 R2 (Updated)
The upcoming release (by May 2010) of SQL Server 2008 R2 has been primarily focused on enhancements in the BI...
2010-02-02
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Find Efficiencies or Add Horsepower?
In our world sometimes it’s worth the time and effort for in depth tuning to get the machine to run...
2010-02-01
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I don’t care
I had meant to check what was up with my Toshiba laptop since I was curious. I gave up last...
2010-02-01
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Identities and Transactions
I talked a little recently in a blog about gaps in identity values. They can occur when you delete rows,...
2010-02-01
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More Nukes
One of the reasons that I did not vote for President Obama was his stance on our energy issues, specifically...
2010-02-01
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Orlando Code Camp 2010 Announced
The fifth annual Orlando Code Camp will be held March 27, 2010, at the Lake Mary Campus of Seminole State...
2010-02-01
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Sending SSIS Errors to the Windows Event Log
In a previous post I explained how to trap for errors in your Script Task and Components and send the information to the SSIS...
2010-02-01
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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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