Notes from our 3rd Student to IT Pro Seminar
Concurrent with SQLSaturday Orlando we ran our third student seminar. This is our way of giving back to the college...
2016-11-29
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SQLAndy
Notes From SQLSaturday Orlando 2016
This year we held our 10th SQLSaturday, a very nice milestone to hit. I’ll reflect in a separate post on...
2016-11-28
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Why we need a PASS Sponsor Portal
Major sponsors in our space get hundreds of emails from us each year, all asking for money. Those are all...
2016-11-11
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The PASS Global Alliance Program (GAP)
One of the topics I forgot to mention from the Roundtable was a swell of dissatisfaction with the GAP. Not...
2016-11-10
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The ROI of SQLSaturday
Following up on my notes about the 2016 SQLSaturday Roundtable I wanted to write more about the ROI of SQLSaturday....
2016-11-09
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Notes from the 2016 SQLSaturday Roundtable Meeting
Each year PASS holds a meeting for SQLSaturday event leaders and key players on Tuesday morning. It’s a valuable meeting,...
2016-11-08
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Thoughts on the 2016 PASS Summit
I’ll have several more posts this week on specific activities at the Summit, but wanted to start with how the...
2016-11-07
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MVP No More
Back in September I received a call from my MVP lead that I wasn’t being renewed. Not a big surprise,...
2016-11-07
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Writing More This Month
I haven’t written much in a while, having had to put more time into both personal and professional obligations over...
2016-11-07
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SQLDinner/Meetup Tonight at PASS Summit
If you’re at the PASS Summit and would like to meet some new people, come see us from 5:30 to...
2016-10-27
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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
By Brian Kelley
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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T-SQL in SQL Server 2025: The || Operator
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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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