My thoughts on SQL Server on Linux
Well yesterday was a big day in the SQL Community, Microsoft announced that they will be developing a version of...
2016-03-08
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Anthony Nocentino Blog
My thoughts on SQL Server on Linux
Well yesterday was a big day in the SQL Community, Microsoft announced that they will be developing a version of SQL Server for Linux. Check out the announcement here.
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2016-03-08
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Friend of Redgate 2016
I’m excited to announce that I have been named a Friend of Redgate for 2016. The program targets influential people in their respective...
2016-02-07
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Friend of Redgate 2016
I’m excited to announce that I have been named a Friend of Redgate for 2016. The program targets influential people in their respective technical communities such as SQL, .NET and ALM and...
2016-02-07
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Speaking at SQLSaturday Chicago
I’m proud to announce that I will be speaking at SQLSaturday Chicago on March 5th 2016! This will be my...
2016-01-29
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Speaking at SQLSaturday Chicago
I’m proud to announce that I will be speaking at SQLSaturday Chicago on March 5th 2016! This will be my first SQLSaturday event and I’m really excited that I...
2016-01-29
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Public Speaking – The First Time
This past week I had the pleasure of speaking for my first time professionally to the Chicago Suburban SQL Server...
2016-01-25
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Public Speaking – The First Time
Update for T-SQL Tuesday #84
Well, this year I was challenged with the goal of speaking publicly three times, well I blew that out of the water and have spoken...
2016-01-25
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2016-01-15
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Thanks Paul!
What I’ve noticed this year is that there’s really not another group of people like the SQL Community. Earlier this...
2015-12-29
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Monday Monitor Tips: SQL Auditing Preview
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Microsoft fixed the AVX instruction issue in SQL Server 2025 CU1. The container now...
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The Decoded Value
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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