Visionary: Seeing Through Defects
Joe Lacob bought the struggling Golden State Warriors NBA franchise in 2010. He has been the most hated man by...
2013-05-03
811 reads
Marlon Ribunal - SQL, Code, Coffee, etc.
SQLMentor: Do you have a mentor?
I’ve been looking for better ways of learning and improving my SQL Server skills. Blogs, BOL, webcasts, and training videos...
2013-04-13
716 reads
SQL Saturday #177 – Silicon Valley
There is something about the Silicon Valley that attracts the innovative and creative individuals. The “misfits, rebels, troublemakers, and the...
2013-02-20
926 reads
I’m dropping the book project
Update:
This book project got its second life. I am now collaborating with another author to bring this book to completion....
2013-02-16
937 reads
My Writing Toolkit for the book project
I’m in the middle of writing the first chapter of my book. I’m not just ready to announce the working...
2012-12-05
839 reads
Choose specific folders to sync with SkyDrive
Every time you run the SkyDrive Client on your device, a laptop in my case, all your files from the cloud are downloaded to...
2012-11-26
963 reads
I’m Thankful for 978-1-84968-508-5
There are things that I’m thankful for this year. Yes, I also got a lot of setbacks but that wouldn’t...
2012-11-22
695 reads
Tools of the Trade
I needed to upgrade my tools. It was not a matter of “want” but of “need”. It’s no longer enough to have just the bare...
2012-11-19
957 reads
SQL Server Express with complete SSMS
Developers will love this latest improvement, specially those that have SQL Server Express installed on their laptops or workstations but...
2012-11-15
1,291 reads
Agile way of acquiring SQL Server skills
You probably heard about 7 Days To OLAP by Simon Doubt. It’s Simon’s experiment on learning OLAP during his stay...
2012-11-10
1,599 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...
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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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