SQL Server 2008 and R2 Diagnostic Information Queries
It has been a couple of months since I have posted an update to my “SQL Server 2008 and R2...
2010-08-16
1,692 reads
Glenn Berry
Using the Windows Experience Index as a Shopping Tool
One easy to use and useful tool that you can use to compare relative performance between different machines that are...
2010-08-11
1,513 reads
Speaking at 24 Hours of PASS on September 15, 2010
I will be one of the presenters for the 3rd installment of the 24 Hours of PASS: Summit Preview, which...
2010-08-11
778 reads
Windows Azure Platform One Month Pass
According to all of their public pronouncements and the flurry of recent activity, Microsoft seems extremely serious about Windows Azure...
2010-08-06
997 reads
Testing Native Backup Compression in Combination with SQL Server 2008 R2 Data Compression
SQL Server 2008 introduced native backup compression and data compression as features that were only available in the Enterprise Edition...
2010-08-04
3,823 reads
SSWUG Ultimate Virtual Conference October 20-22, 2010
I will be presenting four sessions for the SSWUG Ultimate Virtual Conference that will be held online October 20-22, 2010....
2010-08-02
788 reads
A Small Collection of DBCC Commands
There are a number of pretty useful DBCC Commands that have nothing to do with checking the consistency of a...
2010-08-02
1,988 reads
SQL Saturday #51 in Nashville
I just found out today that I will be one of the speakers at SQL Saturday #51 in Nashville, Tennessee...
2010-07-27
861 reads
New Laptop Time
I’ve been looking for a new “thin and light” laptop to use for teaching, and for presentations and demonstrations at...
2010-07-26
819 reads
Project Houston For SQL Azure
Microsoft has released CTP1 of Project Houston for SQL Azure. Project Houston is a Silverlight web based database management tool...
2010-07-22
658 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
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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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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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