SQLBits IV to be Held in Manchester England March 28, 2009
SQLBits is the largest free SQL Server conference in Europe, and will include 20 hours of SQL Server sessions to...
2009-01-13
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Blog Posts
What a day to start Blogging
I have been thinking of writting a blog for the past 6 months but never had time or could I...
2009-01-13
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Analog Solutions & External Services - Sometimes It Works
I'm a technology guy, but one lesson I've learned is that not all solutions can be solved by throwing technology...
2009-01-12
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Cogeneration
When I was in graduate school I wanted an internship for the summer to get some experience and get ready...
2009-01-12
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More About Twitter
I've mentioned before that I was on Twitter and I know that for some the question is still out on...
2009-01-12
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Notes on the January 2009 ODUG Meeting
I decided to attend to see how the group was doing and learn a little more about Dot Net Nuke...
2009-01-11
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Goals for 2009
I don’t do resolutions - they’re cliché, overdone, and rarely stick. However, I’m a believer in setting goals and periodic progress...
2009-01-09
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MySQL GUI Tools
This came up on Twitter today. I have a search set for "SQL Server" and it pulled up someone who...
2009-01-09
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The Future Looks Old
I grew up watching the syndicated version of Star Trek every evening as a kid, 12-14 and dreamed of being...
2009-01-09
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Windows 7 Beta Delayed
Looks like the Windows 7 beta download has been delayed while Microsoft adds additional infrastructure support. A little disappointing but I...
2009-01-09
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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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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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