On the Twelfth Day…
Bacon wrapped frog legs (twelve of them) for Christmas. No more drumming for these guys!!
What could be better than bacon...
2012-12-25
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On the Twelfth Day…
Bacon wrapped frog legs (twelve of them) for Christmas. No more drumming for these guys!! What could be better than bacon wrapped frog legs? Oh yeah, more Virtual lab...
2012-12-25
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On the Eleventh Day…
Yesterday we had an introduction into setting up a virtual lab to help the DBA learn and test new technologies...
2012-12-24
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On the Eleventh Day…
Yesterday we had an introduction into setting up a virtual lab to help the DBA learn and test new technologies while improving his/her own skill set. Today we will...
2012-12-24
3 reads
On the Tenth Day…
Silver and Gold have a way of really bringing the look and feel of the Christmas season.
Silver and Gold also...
2012-12-22
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On the Tenth Day…
Silver and Gold have a way of really bringing the look and feel of the Christmas season. Silver and Gold also seem to represent something of greater value. We...
2012-12-22
2 reads
On the Ninth Day…
It’s the end of the world as we know it. And as the song goes…I feel fine! But hey, we...
2012-12-21
1,232 reads
On the Ninth Day…
Creating a custom data collector can be very handy for a DBA. Especially in times of troubleshooting. These collectors are also quite useful for trending and analysis. Consider this...
2012-12-21
12 reads
On the Eighth Day…
Today’s post is merely an illusion. The illusion being that we have finally stopped talking about the msdb database. I’ll...
2012-12-20
1,558 reads
On the Eighth Day…
Today’s post is merely an illusion. The illusion being that we have finally stopped talking about the msdb database. I’ll explain about that later in this post. This should...
2012-12-20
4 reads
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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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