Pearl Knowledge Solutions on A CIO’s Voice
The CIO’s Voice, a blog written by Arun Manansingh, has been mentioned in a number of articles I’ve seen as...
2009-12-14
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Blog Posts
Repaired
It’s done, though I’m nervous about my laptop repair. The last entry on the machine prior to shipping is “repl...
2009-12-14
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Rocky Mountain Tech Trifecta v2.0
The Denver Tech Trifecta is set for February 27, 2010 at Metro State College in downtown Denver. If you are...
2009-12-14
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Tally Table - Character Date Validation
Tally (or numbers) tables are one of my favorite query writing tools. Such a simple premise that can be applied...
2009-12-14
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Tips on SQL Server Fixed Roles
Both of my tips are up on MSSQLTips.com on fixed roles. You can find them here:
Understanding SQL Server Fixed Database...
2009-12-14
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What is Your Biggest Weakness?
I was tagged by Ken Simmons (@kensimmons) in the blog chain started by David Stein (@made2mentor). Here’s Ken’s post and...
2009-12-14
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Energy Update - Wind Power Picking Up
It must be picking up again, despite the lack of a sharp rise in energy prices, I am seeing more...
2009-12-13
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oPASS Meeting Notes for December 2009
We started off our end of year meeting with our standard networking meet and greet. It’s going smoother, people are...
2009-12-13
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Where Should I Go From Here?
I’m closing in on vacation – finally – and one of the things I’ll have in the back of my head while...
2009-12-13
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Email: Getting My Attention, The Wrong Way
I was scrolling through my professional email as my wife drove me in to work (my car is being looked...
2009-12-11
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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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