SQL University Starting Back Up
Jorge Segarra's ( @SQLChicken) excellent community idea, SQL University, is starting back up next week. This is effectively free training on...
2010-04-08
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Databases – Infrastructure – Security
A Good Expansion on the Topic of Plagiarism
In a previous post I gave some links which help explain what plagiarism is and how to generally avoid it....
2010-04-08
664 reads
New MSSQLTips Article: Nesting Database Roles in SQL Server
I'm still way behind on my writing for the year, thanks to fighting off stronger than usual migraines and now...
2010-04-07
1,670 reads
What I Do to Prep a Technical Presentation
This was a question asked on Twitter the other day, "How do folks prepare for a presentation?" Here are some...
2010-04-06
800 reads
So you want to write a blog?
First, figure out what you want to write about. It should be something you have passion for. And it should...
2010-03-27
1,533 reads
SQL Saturday - Columbia
I've talked about trying to do a SQL Saturday event in Columbia, SC, for the last couple of years, ever...
2010-03-26
671 reads
Learning About Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server
Among the Microsoft certifications, the Microsoft Certified Master is the apex of all of them except maybe the Microsoft Certified...
2010-03-26
1,675 reads
Have a Question? Use the Forums
I try to keep a pretty tight lid on the comments to the blog because there's a lot of SPAM...
2010-03-25
530 reads
Avoiding Plagiarism
Having gone to an academic magnet school, I have quite a few friends who are teaching at the university level...
2010-03-24
1,903 reads
Don't Throw Something New In At Production Deployment
This post comes from a conversation I had with a developer last week as well as my experiences over the...
2010-03-22
1,806 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...
Forums
The Microsoft SQL Year in Review
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The Microsoft SQL Year in...
T-SQL in SQL Server 2025: The || Operator
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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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