PASS Update #8
Last week I was in Seattle, so I decided to stay an extra day and drive up to Vancouver to...
2009-03-12
634 reads
SQLAndy
Saving an Old Hammer
It's funny how life often gives us the buy or fix decision on some many things, and the hard part...
2009-03-11
582 reads
PASS Connector Editorial for March 11, 2009
I currently write the editorial for the PASS Connector which is published every two weeks as part of my role...
2009-03-10
580 reads
Book Review: Murach's SQL Server 2008 For Developers
I received a review copy of Murach's SQL Server 2008 For Developers a couple months back and just finished up...
2009-03-09
1,174 reads
Book Review: Big Red - Voyage of a Trident Submarine
I've grown up reading Tom Clancy and probably most of you have at least seen Red October, so this book...
2009-03-08
416 reads
Book Review: Just Culture
I just finished reading Just Culture, which talks about the challenges of building a system that encourages people to report...
2009-03-05
331 reads
Book Review: eBoot Camp, Proven Internet Marketing Techniques to Grow Your Business
My friend Chris loaned me his copy of eBoot Camp as I'm trying to strengthen what I consider to be...
2009-03-04
363 reads
Book Review - Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
I've been reading this for a few weeks and finally finished. Team of Rivals came up during the Presidential campaign...
2009-03-03
341 reads
PASS Update #7
A very short update this week, the minutes of the January 2009 board meeting have been posted. Going forward we've...
2009-03-02
349 reads
Reminder: Orlando SQL Server User Group Meeting is March 11, 2009
Our next oPASS/Orlando user group meeting is coming up soon on March 11, 2009, and as usual is held at...
2009-03-02
327 reads
Blogs
Resetting on the AI hype train
By Brian Kelley
There's a great article from MIT Technology Review about resetting on the hype of...
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...
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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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