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Humbled

I’ve received several notes of thanks over the last couple of weeks. I’m not sure exactly what’s prompted this sudden outpouring because it’s all been about stuff I’ve done...

2019-09-27

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Interview with Greg Low

This is the sixth interview we have done. This time our guest is Greg Low!  I bet you know Greg as he is one of the most recognizable person...

2019-09-27 (first published: )

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Pre-Con in Denver

As prep for our pre-con at the PASS Summit, Kendra and I are presenting a pre-con at the Denver SQL Saturday#908, on Friday, October 11, 2019. We’ll be talking...

2019-09-27

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The Book of Redgate: Spread across the world

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This was Redgate in 2010, spread across the globe. First the EU/US Here’s Asia...

Merry Christmas

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Today is Christmas and while I do not expect anybody to actual be reading...

Self-Hosting a Photo Server the Whole Family Can Use

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Until recently, my family's 90,000+ photos have been hidden away in the depths of...

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Database backup job steps

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SQL Server 2025 Backup Compression Algorithm

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The Large Encoded Value

By Steve Jones - SSC Editor

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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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