How do I automatically respond to mirrored database failovers?
Automatic Failover - an incomplete solution
Automatic failover with Database Mirroring is great, but what about all of the other things that...
2008-08-18
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Blog Posts
IndyTechFest Update - Aug 18, 2008
Just had a note from John Magnabosco, the schedule for the event on Oct 4, 2008 has been published. I'll...
2008-08-18
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Show off your company
I was looking for editorial content and ran across The Planet Blog, from The Planet, a hosting company. I was...
2008-08-18
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SQLSaturday #9 in Greenville, SC on Oct 11, 2008
Paul Waters and team from the SQL Server Innovators Guild have decided to host a SQLSaturday at ECPI Greenville, SC...
2008-08-18
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Database administration culture
"Culture", according to Merriam-Webster Dictionary http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/culture, has one definition as
"the set of shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices that characterizes an...
2008-08-16
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August Charlotte SQL Server User Group Meeting Announcement
The Charlotte SQL Server User Group meeting will be held online on August 20th at 12 Noon (EDT). They'll have...
2008-08-15
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TechEd Online
I'm glad I'm not this slow, or maybe it's timed for the SQL Server release, but my TechEd Online panel,...
2008-08-15
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[OFF-TOPIC] "Geek" Comics I Follow
Like a lot of folks my age (in their 30s), I grew up on comics, both comic strips in the...
2008-08-14
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How Long Is Your Receipt?
Part of running a businness is deciding when and where to spend your hard earned cash. It's interesting to look...
2008-08-14
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2008-08-13
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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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Happy Holidays, Let's Do Nerdy Stuff
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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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