SQL Saturday #48 - Columbia, SC - Recommended Hotels
If you're thinking about attending SQL Saturday #48 - Columbia, SC and need a hotel room, our crew has done the...
2010-09-06
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Databases – Infrastructure – Security
SQL Saturday #48 - Columbia, SC Schedule Posted
The sessions have been selected and we have posted the schedule for SQL Saturday #48 - Columbia, SC. A huge thank...
2010-09-06
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Thoughts about the PASS BoD Nomination Process
I know I was one of the more vocal ones these past two years when the set of nominees were...
2010-09-06
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Re-learning how to think
Cross-posted from The Goal Keeping DBA:
Re-learning how to think is always a difficult process. My oldest son is starting the...
2010-09-03
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Free SQL Server Training for the Week of September 6, 2010
Tuesday
PASS Performance Virtual Chapter - Introduction to SQL Server Statistics - Andy Warren
Wednesday
Idera - Building a Data Mart with Integration Services - Stacia Misner
SQL...
2010-09-03
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For SQL Server 2005/2008, Consider SecurityAdmin = SysAdmin
Note: Republishing because the article covering the issue and a workaround has been published here on SSC.
In a recent thread...
2010-09-01
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SQL Saturday #48 - Columbia - Call for Speakers Ending
This is a reminder for those who might be considering submitting a session but haven't yet. The call for speakers...
2010-08-31
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Free SQL Server Training for the Week of August 30, 2010
The only scheduled event among the sources I have listed is the one for SQL Lunch, so it looks to...
2010-08-27
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It's the Procedure...
After going through all the materials provided to the NomCom for the PASS Board of Directors, I think I can...
2010-08-24
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Looking at the Numbers
Andy Leonard has done an awesome job collecting information and putting the numbers together for the recent candidate decision for...
2010-08-23
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Resetting on the AI hype train
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A New Word: Etherness
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A customer was asking about tracking logins and logouts in Redgate Monitor. We don’t...
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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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