Lost that Single-User Connection?
You have changed your database to single_user mode to do a task. As you go about your business, you lose...
2013-05-06
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SQL RNNR
Lost that Single-User Connection?
You have changed your database to single_user mode to do a task. As you go about your business, you lose track of which connection was the single_user connection. You...
2013-05-06
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MCM Road Less Traveled
I began this post back in October of 2012 after learning that I had passed the SQL Server 2008 MCM...
2013-04-16
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MCM Road Less Traveled
I began this post back in October of 2012 after learning that I had passed the SQL Server 2008 MCM Knowledge exam. I had set it aside in hopes...
2013-04-16
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Las Vegas April 2013 UG Meeting
AlwaysOn – Finally, A usable ‘mirror’!
In the past, High Availability and Disaster Recovery (HADR) had many limitations. Clustering and Mirroring are...
2013-04-10
859 reads
Las Vegas April 2013 UG Meeting
AlwaysOn – Finally, A usable ‘mirror’! In the past, High Availability and Disaster Recovery (HADR) had many limitations. Clustering and Mirroring are great, but the mirror/secondary database is not...
2013-04-10
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T-SQL Tuesday #040: File and Filegroup Wisdom
Backstory
Each month the SQL community comes together for an important party. This is the blog party that was the brain...
2013-03-12
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T-SQL Tuesday #040: File and Filegroup Wisdom
Backstory Each month the SQL community comes together for an important party. This is the blog party that was the brain child of Adam Machanic (Twitter) known as T-SQL Tuesday....
2013-03-12
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March 2013 LV UG Meeting
Another month and we have another installment (meeting) for the Data Professionals of the Las Vegas area.
This month we will...
2013-03-11
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March 2013 LV UG Meeting
Another month and we have another installment (meeting) for the Data Professionals of the Las Vegas area. This month we will be getting back on schedule with the usual...
2013-03-11
1 reads
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A New Word: Etherness
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Vibe Coding a Login Tracking System
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T-SQL in SQL Server 2025: The || Operator
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UNISTR Basics
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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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