T-SQL Tuesday #62 - Achieving Healthy SQL with MDW
Today:
Tuesday, January 13, 2015 is the 62nd entry and first T-SQL Tuesday
of the year 2015, and I am honored to...
2018-03-27 (first published: 2015-01-13)
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Robert Pearl
Help! I'm stuck in Single User Mode and can't get out!
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T-SQL Tuesday 79 - It's SQL Server 2016 - stupid
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SQL Server 2016 NYC Launch Event - Slide Decks Posted!
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THE SQL Server 2016 NYC Launch Event Schedule
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SQL Server 2016 NYC Launch Event - Tickets Running Out!
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SQL Server 2016 - Launch Get Ready
You've been waiting, you've been asking, some begging to know the magic date of when Microsoft's SQL Server 2016 will...
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Are You Data Driven? SQL Server 2016 revealed!
By now, all you folks who logged on to watch the ultimate Microsoft Data Driven event, streamed live from New...
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The Decoded Value
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned from this code:
DECLARE @message VARCHAR(50) = 'Hello SQL Server 2025!'; DECLARE @encoded VARCHAR(MAX); SET @encoded = BASE64_ENCODE(CAST(@message AS VARBINARY(1000))); SELECT BASE64_DECODE(@encoded)See possible answers