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My #SQLFamily

To my Data Family, Redgate Family, #SQLFamily, and Family Family:Thank you!I love you!Keep going!
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2019-06-10

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Easy Open Event Log Files

Extended Events is a powerful tool with plenty of ease of use and flexibility. This flexibility allows the DBA to better service the needs of the developers when the...

2019-06-07

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Easy Open Event Log Files

Extended Events is a powerful tool with plenty of ease of use and flexibility. This flexibility allows the DBA to better service the needs of the developers when the...

2019-06-07

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Blog Post

Easy Open Event Log Files

Extended Events is a powerful tool with plenty of ease of use and flexibility. This flexibility allows the DBA to better service the needs of the developers when the...

2019-06-07

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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 Side Job

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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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