CLR Strict Security in SQL 2017
SQL Server 2017 has enhanced the security requirements for using CLRs. Read on to see what I ran into, and how I was able to get CLRs to work!
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2019-01-21
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A Discussion of SQL Server-Related Topics
T-SQL Tuesday #110 – Automate All the Things
Automate All the Things
I had a strange thing happen to me this week. My IFTTT applet that sends me an...
2019-01-08
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T-SQL Tuesday #110 – Automate All the Things
From a DBA's perspective, automation is something that is absolutely necessary. This post shows just a few areas where I use automation in my life.
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2019-01-08
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TSQL-Tuesday #109 – Influence Somebody
Influence Somebody
Ahh, December. What a wonderful time. Snow all around (many along the eastern seaboard of the United States were...
2018-12-12
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TSQL-Tuesday #109 – Influence Somebody
Influence Somebody Ahh, December. What a wonderful time. Snow all around (many along the eastern seaboard of the United States were hit Sunday by a snowstorm… I had 7?...
2018-12-12
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Advent of Code 2018 – Day 6 (Chronal Coordinates)
Next, Advent of Code 2018 – Day 6
As I explained in a recent post, I’m participating in this year’s Advent of...
2018-12-07
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Advent of Code 2018 – Day 6 (Chronal Coordinates)
Next, Advent of Code 2018 – Day 6 As I explained in a recent post, I’m participating in this year’s Advent of Code challenge, with the twist of doing...
2018-12-07
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Advent of Code 2018 – Day 3 (Slicing)
Advent of Code 2018 – Day 3
As I explained in a recent post, I’m participating in this year’s Advent of Code...
2018-12-06
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Advent of Code 2018 – Day 3 (Slicing)
A T-SQL approach to solving the 2018 “Advent of Code” programming challenge. This solution includes a physical tally table.
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2018-12-06
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Advent of Code 2018 – Day 5 (Alchemical Reduction)
Advent of Code 2018 – Day 5
As I explained in a recent post, I’m participating in this year’s Advent of Code...
2018-12-05
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Blogs
Don’t Miss Out – SQL Server Query Tuning Fundamentals Starts Next Monday!
Next Monday, February 9, 2026, my one-day live online training SQL Server Query Tuning...
Monday Monitor Tips: SQL Auditing Preview
By Steve Jones
One of the features we advocates have been advocating for is a better way...
SQL Server 2025 CU1 Fixes the Docker Desktop AVX Issue on macOS
Microsoft fixed the AVX instruction issue in SQL Server 2025 CU1. The container now...
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25 Years of SQL Server Central
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The Decoded Value
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Deploying SQL Server Developer Edition in Kubernetes: A Cost-Effective Alternative to RDS
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Question of the Day
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