No SQL Saturday - Columbia, SC in 2012
Last week my partner in crime, Bobby Dimmick (blog | twitter) and I sat down for lunch and caught up and...
2011-11-14
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Databases – Infrastructure – Security
SQL Server security webinar now available on-demand
Last week I was able to give a SQL Server security webinar with Quest Software and SQL Server MVP Kevin...
2011-11-08
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Meme Monday: #SQLFamily
Tom asks what #SQLFamily means to me. This is a hard one, not because of what #SQLFamily does for me,...
2011-11-07
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Presenting Tomorrow (Thursday) via Webinar - SQL Server Security
I have the privilege of being able to give a webinar tomorrow, November 3, at 11 AM EDT. It will...
2011-11-02
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Webinar on SQL Server Security on November 3, 2011
I have the privilege of being able to give a webinar next Thursday, November 3, at 11 AM EDT. It...
2011-10-28
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Understanding Kerberos, Part III
Welcome back to both our Kerberos coverage and to another topic for SQL University's Security and Auditing Week. In today's...
2011-10-28
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SQL University: SQL Agent Jobs That Run at SQL Agent Start
Welcome to Security week at SQL University. I apologize for the late start. However, if you want to do some...
2011-10-27
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Understanding Kerberos, Part II
The majority of the time, the problems I see with Kerberos are due to a bad SPN (Service Principal Name)...
2011-10-18
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Understanding Kerberos, Part I
A get a lot of questions where I work about Kerberos and how it works for SQL Server, whether we're...
2011-10-17
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Speaking at the 2011 Carolina Technology Conference
On Tuesday, October 18, 2011, I will be speaking at the Carolina Technology Conference in Columbia, SC. I'm scheduled for...
2011-10-14
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Blogs
Vibe Coding a Login Tracking System
By Steve Jones
A customer was asking about tracking logins and logouts in Redgate Monitor. We don’t...
4 CPE Opportunity (Virtual) for Charity
By Brian Kelley
Every year, the South Carolina State Internal Auditors Association and the South Carolina Midlands...
Data Céilí 2026 Call for Speakers!
Data Céilí 2026 Call for Speakers is now live! Data Céilí (pronounced kay-lee), is...
Forums
T-SQL in SQL Server 2025: The || Operator
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Your Value from a Conference
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UNISTR Basics
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Question of the Day
UNISTR Basics
What does this code return in SQL Server 2025+? (assume the database has an appropriate collation)
SELECT UNISTR('Hello 4E16754C') AS 'A Classic';
A: 
B: 
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