This is the third and final post in a series that addresses how to use
Azure Data Lake Store (ADLS) Gen2 as external storage with Azure
Databricks. Unlike the...
2019-07-26
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This is the third and final post in a series that addresses how to use
Azure Data Lake Store (ADLS) Gen2 as external storage with Azure
Databricks. Unlike the...
2019-07-26
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When dealing with cloud technology there is a phrase that everybody should remember: Physics Always Wins. There isn’t any way to get around the speed of light (2.98 x...
2019-07-26
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I mentioned in earlier posts that I’m using Trello this year for managing SQLSaturday tasks and figured I might as well go all in and add some of the...
2019-07-26 (first published: 2019-07-09)
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Spotify implemented a way to get your data from your profile. This looks at the request and initial data download. The Request When you go there, you see a...
2019-07-26
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There is a lightweight and quick way to start querying your database in Azure which doesn’t involve SQL Operations Studio or Management Studio. You can use the query editor...
2019-07-25
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Every so often I set out to create new resources in my Azure subscription using the command line tools (PowerShell or CLI) just to keep up to date on...
2019-07-25 (first published: 2019-07-09)
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Why do we bother testing? Testing isn’t an easy thing to define, we all know we should do it, when something goes wrong in production people shout and ask...
2019-07-25
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Why do we bother testing? Testing isn’t an easy thing to define, we all know we should do it, when something goes wrong in production people shout and ask...
2019-07-25
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Intent locks, one of those things in SQL Server that seem to be very often misunderstood. They’re something that I’ve found myself explaining time and time again, I’ve even...
2019-07-25
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By Steve Jones
This was Redgate in 2010, spread across the globe. First the EU/US Here’s Asia...
By John
Today is Christmas and while I do not expect anybody to actual be reading...
By Bert Wagner
Until recently, my family's 90,000+ photos have been hidden away in the depths of...
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Happy Holidays, Let's Do Nerdy...
Comments posted to this topic are about the item UNISTR Escape
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Celebrating Tomorrow
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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