24 Hours of PASS - Recap
At times it felt like a party, it had enough content to be a mini-conference, and we learned that some...
2009-09-03
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Blog Posts
Disaster Recovery for SQL Server Databases
Well, it finally happened, the complete disaster recovery article was reviewed, reviewed again, rewritten, revisited…you get the picture…and published. As described...
2009-09-03
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Help Design a New SQL Server Monitoring Tool
In an experiment in SQL Server community involvement, the members of Red Gate Software’s software development usability team have created...
2009-09-03
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How Log reader works- replication
Just saw the the answer by michael Hotek for how log reader works on replication: looks very great:http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sqlreplication/thread/d2d2e1c6-01ee-439b-93e8-e31c77c0cd28/Thanks Michael Hotek...
2009-09-03
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Josef Richberg Voted Exceptional DBA of the Year
For the second year in a row, SQLServerCentral.Com and Red Gate Software have sponsored the Exceptional DBA of the Year...
2009-09-03
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Replication
Hi,Just want to share info about replication script which i generally use. this is good for sql server 2000 Transaction...
2009-09-03
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SQL Bits Conference to Run Three Days
The next SQL Bits conference, the largest SQL Server conference in Europe, will be held at the Celtic Manor Resort...
2009-09-03
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Survival: How a Culture of Preparedness Can You and Your Family From Disasters
Picked up Survival: How a Culture of Preparedness from the local library on a whim without looking at anything except...
2009-09-03
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Thoughts on the 24 hours of PASS
From all indications, the first 24 hours of PASS was a resounding success. Hundreds of attendees for each session, minimal...
2009-09-03
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Use the Best Tool for the Task - Part 2
Yesterday I posted about how Transact-SQL was better suited than SMO for gathering details about database files for a database...
2009-09-03
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Blogs
Resetting on the AI hype train
By Brian Kelley
There's a great article from MIT Technology Review about resetting on the hype of...
A New Word: Etherness
By Steve Jones
etherness – n. the wistful feeling of looking around a gathering of loved ones,...
Vibe Coding a Login Tracking System
By Steve Jones
A customer was asking about tracking logins and logouts in Redgate Monitor. We don’t...
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The Microsoft SQL Year in Review
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T-SQL in SQL Server 2025: The || Operator
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Your Value from a Conference
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Question of the Day
UNISTR Basics
What does this code return in SQL Server 2025+? (assume the database has an appropriate collation)
SELECT UNISTR('Hello 4E16754C') AS 'A Classic';
A: 
B: 
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