Mnemonic Phone Numbers & Cell Phones
Recently I needed to make a call and the only number I had was a mnemonic one. I get why...
2008-08-13
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SQLAndy
DBA's Need (and Deserve!) a Large Monitor, and Preferably Two of Them
With all the options we have for viewing query plans I still prefer the graphical view. Combined with tooltips and...
2008-08-12
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Argentina Code Camp
My friend Jonas Stawski just sent me a note about the upcoming Code Camp in Argentina on October 24, 2008....
2008-08-11
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Minutes of the Aug 2008 oPASS Meeting
I've just posted minutes of the August 2008 user group meeting. We had two great presentations, a short one from...
2008-08-10
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Changing Jobs - Should You?
I think most people fall into two groups, the ones that change jobs every year/every time they can make another...
2008-08-07
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Negotiating - It's Not All About Winning
More and more I see business people adopt the mindset that any negotiation is raw combat with the goal of...
2008-08-05
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Tool Review: Snarfer
I'm probably in the minority, but I use an offline reader for consuming feeds. Nothing wrong with browser based readers other than that...
2008-08-04
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Moving TempDB Posted on SQLServerCentral.com
Moving Tempdb isn't a common operation, and mercifully a simple one if it comes to that. As in much of...
2008-08-04
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oPASS Meeting Tomorrow Night (Aug 5, 2008)
We've got two technical sessions scheduled for tomorrow night. The first is by long time oPASS member Dolores Tofel discussing...
2008-08-03
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SQLSaturday Update (Aug 1, 2008)
SQLSaturday #5 in Olympia is progressing nicely. 85 registered, venue locked in, and work under way for fund raising via...
2008-08-01
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Blogs
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...
4 CPE Opportunity (Virtual) for Charity
By Brian Kelley
Every year, the South Carolina State Internal Auditors Association and the South Carolina Midlands...
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T-SQL in SQL Server 2025: The || Operator
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Your Value from a Conference
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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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