If You are Attending PASS, Please Say Hello
I will be attending the PASS Community Summit in Seattle, November 18-21, and will be making two presentations:
DBA 101: Best...
2008-11-10
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Blog Posts
Member of PASS? Don’t Forget to Vote for PASS’s Board of Directors
As most of you know, PASS (the Professional Association for SQL Server) is an independent, not-for-profit association, dedicated to supporting,...
2008-11-10
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PASS Board of Directors Part 4
I'm going to share what I can from the interview, but I'm going to have to be a little less...
2008-11-10
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The Security of You - Why Did I Write This?
When I first got my new laptop, I thought it was very cool. It included a fingerprint reader below the...
2008-11-10
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What’s So Great About User Groups
User groups provide so many benefits for those looking to get ahead in their career. User Groups share a common...
2008-11-10
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Beyond Managing To Middle Management
It's funny that many employees see moving into management as a way to stop actually doing work. In practice - if...
2008-11-09
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Database administration complexity model
I have been working as a DBA for sometime now, and have been exposed to various database environments and with...
2008-11-07
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Hope to See You at SQL Connections in Las Vegas
SQL Server Magazine Connections, which is part of the larger DevConnections conference, will be held November 10-13 in Las Vegas,...
2008-11-07
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How Much Are You Worth in the Marketplace as a DBA?
Compared to many other IT professionals, DBAs, on average, make more money. To find out, let's check and find out.
According...
2008-11-07
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Of Mice and Men
In addition to the reading list I'm still struggling to finish, I've always got other books partially started. Maybe that's...
2008-11-07
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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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UNISTR Escape
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Question of the Day
UNISTR Escape
In SQL Server 2025, I run this command:
SELECT UNISTR('*3041*308A*304C\3068 and good night', '*') as "A Classic";
What is returned? (assume the database has an appropriate collation)
A: 
B: 
C: 
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