SQLSat Pcola 2017 Security Principals and Permissions
Great attendance and awesome questions from my afternoon session on "SQL Security Principals and Permissions". As promised, both the demo...
2017-06-05
269 reads
SQL Tact
SQLSaturday Pensacola 2017
It's the start of a SQLSat summer for me, with Pensacola this weekend on Saturday June 3, then Houston two...
2017-05-30
538 reads
Connect with your SQL Community on Slack
Slack is a popular tool for team interaction. To describe it quickly, it's a feature-rich persistent chat room, with threads,...
2025-09-25 (first published: 2017-05-04)
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Why SQLSaturday? A SQLSat Career Case Study
We all know that SQLSaturday events are good for career networking, professional development, and technical education. Sometimes the perfect story...
2017-04-10
471 reads
Return to Birmingham for SQLSaturday Bham 2017!
It's been 2.5 years since I last spoke atSQLSaturday Birmingham, and I'm eager to make a return, this time with...
2017-03-16
282 reads
Actual Chats: RIGHT OUTER joins in the wild
Colleague:
I think I just encountered my first Right join
*shocked* Me:
huh. weird.
a rare Right Join has appeared!Colleague:
catch it!Me:
You use ON. It's...
2016-12-22 (first published: 2016-12-06)
2,885 reads
SQL SSRS Express Edition Cannot Connect to Azure SQL Databases
This has bit a couple of clients recently, figured I'd put out a PSA.
Express editions of SQL Server Reporting Service,...
2016-10-04 (first published: 2016-09-25)
2,147 reads
"SQL Server Permissions and Security Principals" at SQLSaturday #560 Charlotte 2016
I'm proud to have been a part of SQLSaturday Charlotte 2016 this year, and happy that I was joined by...
2016-09-17
359 reads
"SQL Server Permissions and Security Principals" at SQLSaturday Charlotte This Weekend!
I'll be presenting my talk on SQL Server Permissions and Security Principals this weekend at SQLSaturday #560 Charlotte, NC.
As a SQLSat...
2016-09-15
378 reads
SQL UG Leaders: Reach Out to Your .NET Friends
In Baton Rouge we make no secret that our user groups and our578-personSQLSaturday combines the volunteers and attendees of our...
2016-08-09
591 reads
Blogs
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...
4 CPE Opportunity (Virtual) for Charity
By Brian Kelley
Every year, the South Carolina State Internal Auditors Association and the South Carolina Midlands...
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T-SQL in SQL Server 2025: The || Operator
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UNISTR Basics
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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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