What could you achieve with 60% more time?
Regardless of your job or industry, do you ever have enough hours in the day to get everything done? If...
2019-01-21
197 reads
SQL Treeo
Five database management trends to embrace in 2019
In 2018, companies looked for ways to improve their database performance and security. Their aim was to keep up with...
2019-01-07
302 reads
Five database management trends to embrace in 2019
In 2018, companies looked for ways to improve their database performance and security. Their aim was to keep up with ever-higher expectations of speed, privacy and returns on investment....
2019-01-07
8 reads
Why do we think water and databases are similar?
It’s 20 years since Google was launched, the Euro was agreed, and the Three Tenors sang at the World Cup...
2018-12-17
224 reads
Why do we think water and databases are similar?
It’s 20 years since Google was launched, the Euro was agreed, and the Three Tenors sang at the World Cup opening ceremony. That was also the year (1998) when...
2018-12-17
8 reads
Three tips to help your database team avoid burn out this holiday season
As you’re enjoying the festivities this month, spare a thought for your database administrators and IT teams. It’s one of...
2018-12-03
355 reads
Three tips to help your database team avoid burn out this holiday season
As you’re enjoying the festivities this month, spare a thought for your database administrators and IT teams. It’s one of the busiest and most stressful times of the year...
2018-12-03
12 reads
Would you give our database monitoring the UX thumbs up?
“You’ve got to start with the customer experience and work backwards to the technology.” You’ve probably heard this, and other...
2018-11-20
277 reads
Would you give our database monitoring the UX thumbs up?
“You’ve got to start with the customer experience and work backwards to the technology.” You’ve probably heard this, and other similar UX advice, before. We are passionate believers in...
2018-11-20
9 reads
A Health Check can keep your SQL database in great shape
Modern businesses are data-driven. Many business leaders will tell you it is the “lifeblood” of their company. Good data helps...
2018-11-07
279 reads
Blogs
Don’t Miss Out – SQL Server Query Tuning Fundamentals Starts Next Monday!
Next Monday, February 9, 2026, my one-day live online training SQL Server Query Tuning...
Monday Monitor Tips: SQL Auditing Preview
By Steve Jones
One of the features we advocates have been advocating for is a better way...
SQL Server 2025 CU1 Fixes the Docker Desktop AVX Issue on macOS
Microsoft fixed the AVX instruction issue in SQL Server 2025 CU1. The container now...
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25 Years of SQL Server Central
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The Decoded Value
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Deploying SQL Server Developer Edition in Kubernetes: A Cost-Effective Alternative to RDS
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Question of the Day
The Decoded Value
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned from this code:
DECLARE @message VARCHAR(50) = 'Hello SQL Server 2025!'; DECLARE @encoded VARCHAR(MAX); SET @encoded = BASE64_ENCODE(CAST(@message AS VARBINARY(1000))); SELECT BASE64_DECODE(@encoded)See possible answers