Indexed views on any core SQL server edition-The video
A few months back I created a blog post showing that you can indeed create and use indexed views on any core SQL server edition. It has proved to...
2015-10-10
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SQL Server Rocks!
SQL Server Contracting - The first 14 months (or so)
Crikey, where did that time go! I have been so busy adjusting to my new work life style I have...
2015-10-09
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SQL Server Contracting – The first 14 months (or so)
Crikey, where did that time go! I have been so busy adjusting to my new work life style I have completely neglected my blog.. Well now that I seem...
2015-10-09
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SQL Server Contracting – The first 14 months (or so)
Crikey, where did that time go! I have been so busy adjusting to my new work life style I have...
2015-10-16 (first published: 2015-10-07)
1,808 reads
XQuery – Accessing the Attributes Axis
Working with a sequence of attributes in XQuery is fairly straight forward with the “attribute” axis even if you don’t...
2014-12-26 (first published: 2014-12-19)
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XQuery - Accessing the Attributes Axis
Working with a sequence of attributes in XQuery is fairly straight forward with the 'attribute' axis even if you don't...
2014-12-19
839 reads
Updated blog Site
This post is mainly to test the syndication still works correctly from my heavily updated web/blog site so apologies for...
2014-11-12
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Updated blog Site
This post is mainly to test the syndication still works correctly from my heavily updated web/blog site so apologies for...
2014-11-12
147 reads
Creating cards in Trello via the REST API and parsing the returned JSON all in a SQL CLR
I recently blogged about how good I thought Trello was and shortly afterwards I found out that they did provide...
2014-11-12
298 reads
Drop and Recreate all Synonyms
Had a quick job the other day restoring a pair of databases under different names which is all straight forward...
2014-11-06 (first published: 2014-10-27)
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Blogs
Vibe Coding a Login Tracking System
By Steve Jones
A customer was asking about tracking logins and logouts in Redgate Monitor. We don’t...
4 CPE Opportunity (Virtual) for Charity
By Brian Kelley
Every year, the South Carolina State Internal Auditors Association and the South Carolina Midlands...
Data Céilí 2026 Call for Speakers!
Data Céilí 2026 Call for Speakers is now live! Data Céilí (pronounced kay-lee), is...
Forums
T-SQL in SQL Server 2025: The || Operator
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Your Value from a Conference
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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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