Don't Wait to Start Blogging
I was reading a post by Jonathan Fields (blog | twitter) about making bad guitars. Okay, so what does that have to...
2011-08-15
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Databases – Infrastructure – Security
Have the Time? Get in the Game.
This year there's a two step process for electing members to the Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS) Board of Directors...
2011-08-11
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T-SQL Tuesday/Wednesday #21: A Crappy Workaround
A long time ago (in IT terms) in a galaxy far, far away I was helping an organization with a...
2011-08-10
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Functionality and User Experience are important, too
There are a few posts and articles around the security-scape lately concluding Windows 7 is more secure than OS X,...
2011-08-09
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Security Is Your Responsibility
My primary responsibility at my organization is no longer to be the security architect and incident response team lead. I...
2011-08-08
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MSSQLTips.com Kindle Contest
I'm always wary of contests to win free stuff, but the folks running MSSQLTips.com are legitimate (I write there as...
2011-08-04
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Rant: Security Isn't Sexy and It's a Shame
I grew up immersed in security. My father was a US Marine and going on and off base meant... security....
2011-08-03
1,231 reads
Bad Network Performance? Check the TCP Chimney Offload/Receive Side-Scaling/Network DMA Settings
We recently ran into a case where connecting to a Windows Server 2003 server with SQL Server installed on it,...
2011-08-02
15,663 reads
Bad Admins: Non-Production Servers
This is part of a series of tips on how bad/rogue admins can get access to the data in your...
2011-07-28
2,174 reads
Bad Admins: Taking Advantage of Maintenance Periods
This is part of a series of tips on how bad/rogue admins can get access to the data in your...
2011-07-25
1,059 reads
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...
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T-SQL in SQL Server 2025: The || Operator
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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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