Microsoft System Center Advisor (Release Candidate)
Microsoft’s Brad Anderson announced the availability of the Release Candidate of Microsoft System Center Advisor today in his keynote presentation...
2011-03-22
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Glenn Berry
SQL Server 2008 SP2 Cumulative Update 3
Microsoft has released SQL Server 2008 SP2 Cumulative Update 3, which is Build 10.00.4279.00. I count 25 fixes listed in...
2011-03-22
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SQL Server 2008 SP1 Cumulative Update 13
Microsoft has released SQL Server 2008 SP1 Cumulative Update 13, which is Build 10.00.2816.00. I count twelve fixes listed in...
2011-03-22
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SQL Server 2005 SP4 Cumulative Update 3
Microsoft has released SQL Server 2005 SP4 Cumulative Update 3, which is Build 9.0.5266. There are only five fixes listed...
2011-03-22
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SQL Server 2005 SP3 Cumulative Update #15
Microsoft has released SQL Server 2005 SP3 Cumulative Update 15, which is Build 9.0.4325. There are only six fixes included...
2011-03-22
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Are You Taking Advantage of Twitter for SQL Server?
One thing I always do lately, whenever I give a presentation is ask the audience how many of them use...
2011-03-18
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Teaching Two Classes at University College–University of Denver
I will be teaching two classes for the Spring 2011 Quarter at University College – University of Denver. One will be...
2011-03-18
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SQL Server Denali CTP1 Diagnostic Information Queries
Here is the first SQL Server Denali–specific version of my Diagnostic Information Queries. There are actually only two queries (which...
2011-03-16
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Boulder SQL Server User’s Group Meeting
I will be presenting at the Boulder SQL Server User’s Group (BSSUG) on March 15, 2011. My presentation will be...
2011-03-15
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Mirrored Database Backups vs. Striped Database Backups
I have seen a few people get confused about the difference between a mirrored database backup (which is only available...
2011-03-14
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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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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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