Red Gate Software Supports SQLSaturday
If you've read my blog over the past year and a half you know that I've been heavily involved in...
2009-03-01
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SQLAndy
Featured Blog - Linchi Shea
If you haven't visited yet, you definitely want to read Linchi's blog - it's packed full of on topic posts about...
2009-02-26
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Fear Based Decisions
Most of us aren't good decision makers. We make decisions based on emotion rather than facts, and for many decisions...
2009-02-25
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Next Technical Speaking Seminar is March 14, 2009 in Orlando
I've scheduled another iteration of my Technical Speaking Seminar for March 14, 2009 in Orlando. It's free, and I'm hosting...
2009-02-24
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PASS Update #6
It's been pretty busy since my last post. Just in one week I had at least 12 hours devoted to...
2009-02-23
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SQLSaturday #13 in Atlanta - Another Update & Shared Knowledge
Stuart says that as of Feb 20 registration is at 150 with a cap of 200, and plenty of speakers...
2009-02-22
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CodeZone Rebranded to User Group Support Services
Announced in the past week or so, Microsoft has released an update to Codezone that expands the focus beyond just...
2009-02-19
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Networking - Part 6
You can read the previous posts here. To finish up (I think), I want to share a networking technique I...
2009-02-18
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All In & Being Competitive
Many of us in IT are competitive, maybe slightly more so than in other professions. Competition adds a little spice...
2009-02-17
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Book Review - The Human Edge
I've always enjoyed the science fiction writings of Gordon Dickson, and recently re-read an old copy of The Human Edge,...
2009-02-16
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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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