Using Synonyms to Extend SSIS
There are a million and one uses for synonyms. There are at least that many uses for SSIS. The reality...
2014-07-03
1,722 reads
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Using Synonyms to Extend SSIS
There are a million and one uses for synonyms. There are at least that many uses for SSIS. The reality is, not all of those uses are good for...
2014-07-03
2 reads
Auditing and Event SubClasses
A recent discussion got me to thinking about Auditing. To be honest, it got started with a complaint about some...
2014-06-02 (first published: 2014-05-28)
1,930 reads
Auditing and Event SubClasses
A recent discussion got me to thinking about Auditing. To be honest, it got started with a complaint about some documentation that seemed overly light about the various fields...
2014-05-28
4 reads
Can you partition a temporary table?
Reading that title, you might sit and wonder why you would ever want to partition a temporary table. I too...
2014-05-29 (first published: 2014-05-23)
3,768 reads
Can you partition a temporary table?
Reading that title, you might sit and wonder why you would ever want to partition a temporary table. I too would wonder the same thing. That withstanding, it is...
2014-05-23
3 reads
Supported Compatibility Levels in SQL Server
It has been well documented and is well known that SQL Server supports certain older versions of SQL Server in...
2014-05-21
17,388 reads
Supported Compatibility Levels in SQL Server
It has been well documented and is well known that SQL Server supports certain older versions of SQL Server in a compatibility mode. This setting is something that can...
2014-05-21
11 reads
Missing Indexes Script v2
Frequently we hear the analogy that <insert item here> is like opinions, everybody has one and not all of them...
2014-05-22 (first published: 2014-05-15)
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Missing Indexes Script v2
As is the case for many DB professionals, I am always tweaking (not twerking) and refining the missing indexes script to try and make it more robust and a...
2014-05-15
6 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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