How Many Objects Can Own Pages in a Mixed Extent
I saw an exchange on Twitter this past weekend on the #sqlhelp hash tag about how pages are allocated for...
2015-09-14
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SQL Server Soldier :: News from the frontlines of the database wars
Oklahoma City User Group Presentation Files
Earlier this week, I got the opportunity to present online for the Oklahoma City SQL Server User Group on SQL...
2015-07-15
713 reads
Error Creating Remote Distributor When Creating a Local Distributor
Recently, I was working on a Peer-to-peer replication automation project. When I switched from my local test servers to some...
2015-04-16
739 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #65 – Overcoming Variable Limitations in SQLCmd Mode
It’s time again for that T-SQL blog party T-SQL Tuesday, and this month’s host is Mike Donnelly (blog|@SQLMD). If you...
2015-04-14
698 reads
Patching Master Data Services
I recently installed my first deployment of Master Data Services (MDS). I installed the SQL Server 2014 (Enterprise Edition) MDS...
2015-04-13
828 reads
Performance Counters: Why It Depends
When you’re working through some vague performance issues (e.g., “SQL Server seems slow today”), one of the common things to...
2014-08-18
1,247 reads
Speaking at SQL PASS Summit 2014
I am honored to be selected to deliver 2 sessions at the SQL PASS Summit 2014. I will be delivering...
2014-06-29
1,316 reads
Size Matters: 2 Products to Accelerate SQL Traffic
I talked previously about network pipelines and how to get the most out of a fat network in the post...
2014-05-07
1,169 reads
Why is Your SQL Server Slow? All-for-one and One-for-all
I have one more thing I want to talk about regarding the conversation I had recently with my friends and...
2014-02-14
1,104 reads
Why is Your SQL Server Slow? Here’s a Hint
I was talking recently with my friends and former colleagues at Idera about the things that slow down SQL Server....
2014-02-11
1,079 reads
Blogs
The Book of Redgate: Spread across the world
By Steve Jones
This was Redgate in 2010, spread across the globe. First the EU/US Here’s Asia...
Merry Christmas
By John
Today is Christmas and while I do not expect anybody to actual be reading...
Self-Hosting a Photo Server the Whole Family Can Use
By Bert Wagner
Until recently, my family's 90,000+ photos have been hidden away in the depths of...
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Question of the Day
UNISTR Escape
In SQL Server 2025, I run this command:
SELECT UNISTR('*3041*308A*304C\3068 and good night', '*') as "A Classic";
What is returned? (assume the database has an appropriate collation)
A: 
B: 
C: 
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