I am Speaking at 2013 PASS Member Summit!
Speaking at PASS Summit 2013
Every single year I look forward to the PASS Member Summit. In a nutshell it is...
2013-05-30
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John Sterrett
T-SQLTuesday #42: The New Adventure!
It’s time for T-SQL Tuesday the forty-second, Wendy Pastrick asked that we talk
T-SQL Tuesday!
about our experiences with change in our work lives. I’d...
2013-05-14
571 reads
Benchmark SQL Server Disk Latency
Typically, I am a big advocate of performance monitor but one place I commonly see performance monitor being misused is with benchmarking...
2013-03-06 (first published: 2013-02-25)
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SQL Server Performance Tuning with Free Tools!
The following is a recording of my Performance Tuning for Pirates session recorded by UserGroup.TV at SQL Saturday 125 in...
2013-01-14
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12 Steps to Workload Tuning – Winter 2012 Performance Palooza!
[UPDATE] Video recording from PASS Virtual Performance Chapter’s Winter 2012 Performance Palooza can be found here.
I am a huge fan...
2012-12-05
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#sqlpass #summit12 day two keynote review
The following is my highlights and thoughts about the day two keynote at the SQL PASS Member Summit.
Douglas McDowell started...
2012-11-08
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5 recommendations for attending #sqlpass #summit12
The following are five recommendations I would like to share with anyone attending the #sqlpass member summit. I hope you...
2012-11-07
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Is #SQLPASS helping their speakers?
I love the SQL Community because it usually is a great environment to connect, share and learn. With that said,...
2012-10-30
1,617 reads
Dallas, TX to Pittsburgh, PA A #sqlsat171 Story!
First SQL Saturday in Pittsburgh
It was an honor to speak at the first SQL Saturday in Pittsburgh. The company I
We...
2012-10-12
625 reads
Presenting at OKC SQL Server User Group Tonight!
Tonight, October 8th at 6:30pm I am virtually speaking at the OKC SQL Server User Group. I had a blast...
2012-10-08
541 reads
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Fixing the Error
On SQL Server 2025, I have a database that has this collation: SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS. I decide I want to run this code:
SELECT UNISTR('*3041*308A*304C*3068 and good night', '*') AS 'A Classic';
I get this error:Msg 9844, Level 16, State 4, Line 24 The char/varchar input type uses an unsupported collation. Only a UTF8 collation is supported with char/varchar input type in UNISTR function.What is the easiest way to fix this error? See possible answers