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Yesterday morning around 6AM, my Blackberry started going off. The subject line of every email was, “SQL Timeouts”. In the...
2009-09-25
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Blog Posts
Upcoming SQL Lunch – Historical DMV Information
Date: 9/28/2009
Time: 11:30 AM
Meeting URL: https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/usergroups/join?id=F7DRFD&role=attend
Presenter: Thomas LeBlanc. Thomas is a Database Administrator for Amedisys, Inc in Baton Rouge, LA....
2009-09-25
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15-25% Off SQL Server Microsoft Certification Exams
Microsoft is offering from 15-25% off selected Microsoft Certification Exams. In order to receive the discount, you must register, schedule,...
2009-09-24
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15-25% Off SQL Server Microsoft Certification Exams
Microsoft is offering from 15-25% off selected Microsoft Certification Exams. In order to receive the discount, you must register, schedule,...
2009-09-24
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DRP for SQL Server in French - traduction en français du plan de relève – part 2
Part 2 of the translation for the French version of the Disaster Recovery for SQL Server Databases - comments welcome. Donc,...
2009-09-24
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Fishbowl Discussions
My friend Smitha sent me this link about fishbowl conversations as something that might make sense to add to the...
2009-09-24
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Good information is easy to find
Serious technologist and part-time enthusiasts alike know that the Internet is awash in information. Much of the information is good....
2009-09-24
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New Tool: SQL Object Level Recovery Native ...by Red Gate
As an official ‘Friend of Red Gate’ , I occassionally get direct updates and announcements from the company. They have an...
2009-09-24
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Recap of Cape Cod .NET User’s Group
I presented last night at the Cape Cod .NET User’s Group. What a great bunch of people. About 20 people...
2009-09-24
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Review: The Inner Game of Stress: Outsmart Life's Challenges and Fulfill Your Potential
Ran across The Inner Game of Stress: Outsmart Life's Challenges and Fulfill Your Potential ($16 @ Amazon) at the the library,...
2009-09-24
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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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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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