Last Week Reading (2019-05-12)
Hello folks! One week passed, another one almost began. And that will be a crazy week on two conferences. Today, I’m in Wroclaw (Poland) where we’re prepping SQLDay conference...
2019-05-13
18 reads
Azure Player Blog
ASF 021: Guy in a Cube interview (part 1)
Introduction Guy in a Cube is all about helping you master business analytics on the Microsoft Business analytics stack to allow you to drive business growth. They are just...
2019-04-26
51 reads
ASF 021 video invitation (Star Wars Theme)
Since now, we will not keep our guests in secret. We want you to be prepared and wait if you’re interested in. First time 2 vs 2 in #AskSQLFamily...
2019-05-01 (first published: 2019-04-19)
199 reads
Last Week Reading (2019-03-24)
OMG! My brain almost blew up. All because of MVP Summit I’ve just returned from. Obviously (due to NDA), I can’t tell you what I’ve seen and found out,...
2019-03-25
4 reads
ASF 020 video invitation
New podcast’s episode is coming (next Friday) and in the meantime, take a look you can watch that episode’s trailer....
2019-03-23
389 reads
Last Week Reading (2019-03-17)
Hi there! I’m in Bellevue, WA today when finishing this post. My first MVP Summit and the second trip to...
2019-03-17
367 reads
Last Week Reading (2019-03-10)
Databricks-Connect – FINALLY! Do write your code in VS Code and run it remotely on Azure Databricks cluster. Automatically validate E-mail...
2019-03-11
300 reads
Tokenization of database project in SSDT
SSDT project has something we call Variables. On the Internet (posts, forums) they also are known as placeholders or tokens,...
2019-03-06
391 reads
Last Week Reading (2019-03-03)
Hey everyone! I was very busy at the SQLBits conference last week, but it did not stop me to prepare...
2019-03-03
307 reads
Last Week Reading (2019-02-24)
Hello folks! This time quick review about Kubernetes, containers, automatic deployment of Data Factory and few things about Power BI....
2019-02-25
160 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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