PASS Call for Nominations
The call for nominations for the PASS Board of Directors is open until Sep 3rd and I want to reiterate...
2009-08-26
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Blog Posts
TSQLScripts.com – The Rebirth and the Script of the Week
About two years ago I started www.TSQLScripts.com, and initially the response was great. Within two weeks I had received about...
2009-08-26
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Work Habits
I enjoy woodworking as a hobby and as I try new things I find that my work habits during the...
2009-08-26
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Would You Like to Do Technical Reviews of Articles for PASS’s SQL Server Standard?
If you haven’t heard yet, PASS has started commissioning articles to be published in the new PDF version of the...
2009-08-26
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Writing Technical Articles - A Few Simple Tips
A few simple tips that I've learned over the years. Keep these in mind as you write your next article.
That...
2009-08-26
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Continuous Integration in a Development Environment using Red Gate Backup and SQL Compare
My co-worker and fellow DBA, Leigh Freijo has a blog entry about a Powershell script he created to re-integrate QA/Development database changes...
2009-08-25
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Database Mirroring Across Domains, Using Certificates.....
Database Mirroring w/o a Domain, Can be a Pain - but it can be done......
Have you ever had to setup mirroring...
2009-08-25
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Examing database shared locks using sys.dm_tran_locks
If you’ve worked with Microsoft SQL Server for any length of time, you’re probably already aware that SQL Server uses...
2009-08-25
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Featured Blogger: Alexander Kuznetsov
I’ve been reading his blog for a while and getting consistently good value. I’d categorize it as a SQL blog...
2009-08-25
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Kalen Delaney Joins The SQLSaturday Advisory Council
Last but certainly not least we’ve just announced Kalen Delaney as a member of the Advisory Council. Now that we...
2009-08-25
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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...
Forums
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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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