South Florida Vacation Notes
I extended my trip to SQLSaturday South Florida for a couple days vacation. If I’m going to drive 3-1/2 hours...
2018-06-19
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SQLAndy
What Twitter Account Should SQLSaturday Use?
Last week PASS sent out an email saying that on June 15 all the tweets from @sqlsat would be changed...
2018-06-18
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Notes on SQLSaturday South Florida 2018
Notes:
Due to travel delays I missed the speaker dinner. I missed the chance to catch up and meet new people,...
2018-06-18
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Notes on the May 2018 SQLOrlando Meetup
Late writing notes!
55 registered, 28 attended. Not bad, and about on track for expected 50% drop. Really, 28 made for...
2018-06-11
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SQLSaturday Orlando 2018 – Planning Update #2
Continuing the notes I wrote in Update #1, got a few more things done last week:
Received confirmation that the event...
2018-06-05
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SQLSaturday Orlando 2018 Registration is Open
We’ve just opened up registration and the call for speakers for our 12th SQLSaturday here in Orlando. We did #1...
2018-06-01
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SQLSaturday Orlando 2018 – Planning Update #1
Each year I try to capture a little more on how to set things up here in Orlando. Right now...
2018-05-29
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Thoughts on the 2018 (and beyond) PASS Elections – Part 1
Last week Wendy Pastrick of the PASS Board posted PASS Election 2018 Timeline. It’s a good post for a few...
2018-05-16
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SQLOrlando Meetup Coming Up on May 23, 2018
We’ve been on a break with regards to most things SQL here in Orlando, but we’re getting things going again...
2018-05-08
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Good Seeing
I just finished reading The Perfect Machine about the construction of the Hale Telescope at Mount Palomar (here is a pretty...
2018-05-08
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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
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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...
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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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