5 Game Changers with SQL Server 2019
Microsoft made SQL Server 2019 Generally Available this week we want to share some videos and code examples of our favorite new features. Most of these will make your...
2019-11-05
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John Sterrett
5 Game Changers with SQL Server 2019
Microsoft made SQL Server 2019 Generally Available this week we want to share some videos and code examples of our favorite new features. Most of these will make your...
2019-11-05
4 reads
Join us for FryeDay!
Once again it is PASS Summit week in Seattle. This is the biggest event in the world for SQL Server...
2018-11-07
156 reads
Join us for FryeDay!
Once again it is PASS Summit week in Seattle. This is the biggest event in the world for SQL Server and Microsoft Data Professionals to gather to connect, share...
2018-11-07
8 reads
Best Hidden Feature in SQL Server 2019
With Microsoft’s Ignite conference this week a lot of new features are being advertised all over the internet. Most likely...
2018-09-26
590 reads
Best Hidden Feature in SQL Server 2019
With Microsoft’s Ignite conference this week a lot of new features are being advertised all over the internet. Most likely if you are following along you have heard of...
2018-09-26
68 reads
SQL Server Automatic Tuning in the Real-World
In SQL Server 2016 we saw Query Store. Query Store was a game changer to help database administrators identify troublesome...
2018-09-19 (first published: 2018-09-10)
2,956 reads
SQL Server Automatic Tuning in the Real-World
In SQL Server 2016 we saw Query Store. Query Store was a game changer to help database administrators identify troublesome queries. Query Store helps DBAs make those queries run...
2018-09-10
50 reads
Why We’re Organizing SQL Saturday in Wheeling, WV on April 28th
Some of my friends know I am a huge fan of the song “Havana” by Camila Cabello. They also know...
2018-03-29
1,520 reads
Why We’re Organizing SQL Saturday in Wheeling, WV on April 28th
Some of my friends know I am a huge fan of the song “Havana” by Camila Cabello. They also know I like to remix songs and if I was...
2018-03-29
10 reads
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The Large Encoded Value
I want to use the new BASE64_ENCODE() function in SQL Server 2025, but return a string that isn't large type. What is the longest varbinary string I can pass in and still get a varchar(8000) returned?
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