Why I Don't Look for a Telecommuting Job
I just got done reading Brent Ozar's post about why folks don't get the telecommuting job they want. It's a...
2010-05-07
3,109 reads
Databases – Infrastructure – Security
SQL University Post Coming Tomorrow
This is a short note to say that the SQL University post will arrive tomorrow. Today we're dealing with the...
2010-04-28
1,438 reads
SQL Saturday - Columbia, SC - October 2, 2010
This is the official announcement that we are officially scheduled for holding a SQL Saturday in Columbia, SC, on October...
2010-04-27
883 reads
SQL University: Auditing SQL Server, Part I
Welcome to the Security and Auditing Week for SQL University. Last semester we looked at the basics of SQL Server...
2010-04-26
2,786 reads
Thoughts on the SQL Server 2008 R2 Press Conference
If you weren't aware, Microsoft held a BI telelconference today which announced the release to manufacturing (RTM) of SQL Server...
2010-04-21
1,181 reads
2010 Scripting Games
Since I've decided it's time for me to learn Powershell, naturally the best way to learn it is to dive...
2010-04-21
763 reads
PowerShell 2.0 on Windows XP SP3 - Can It Be Upgraded?
In my last blog post I indicated that I would be adding learning PowerShell to my list of goals. I...
2010-04-15
5,026 reads
Why I Have Had a Hard Time Adopting PowerShell
PowerShell has been out for a while. When it first came out, I went and grabbed a copy and tinkered...
2010-04-14
4,280 reads
Hosting a User Group Meeting - Day of "Bare Bones" Checklist
This actually came as a response to a tweet from Mike Walsh (Twitter | Blog). But here is the barebones checklist I...
2010-04-13
588 reads
Cloud Computing - Will Data Breaches Cost More?
That's the main point from the following article:
Video: Data breaches to cost more in the cloud
The cost was calculated per...
2010-04-09
1,032 reads
Blogs
Resetting on the AI hype train
By Brian Kelley
There's a great article from MIT Technology Review about resetting on the hype of...
A New Word: Etherness
By Steve Jones
etherness – n. the wistful feeling of looking around a gathering of loved ones,...
Vibe Coding a Login Tracking System
By Steve Jones
A customer was asking about tracking logins and logouts in Redgate Monitor. We don’t...
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The Microsoft SQL Year in Review
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Your Value from a Conference
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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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