Tribute to Jim Gray
Ran across this in the Mar/Apr ACM Queue, http://www.eecs.berkeley.edu/IPRO/JimGrayTribute/ will be held at UC Berkeley on May 31st, 2008. Jim Gray...
2008-04-24
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SQLAndy
Desktop or Laptop
Most of that do any time of training or consulting typically use laptops, and they are even reasonably common in...
2008-04-23
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Interesting Web Hosting Option
Ran across this from Mosso, a spin off from Rackspace. Pricing looks very attractive, and there are some interesting twists....
2008-04-22
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SQLSaturday #4 in Orlando - With a Twist!
As you may know MS Teched is two weeks this year and is being held in Orlando. Turns out that...
2008-04-22
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Where are Profiler User Defined Templates Stored?
Someone asked me this recently and I really had no idea. Quick look in BOL didn't yield any results, so...
2008-04-21
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Information on Dell/Equilogic ISCSI
Our Dell rep sent over this link about Equilogic ISCSI SAN's, pricing is not yet posted but according to him,...
2008-04-21
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Professional Development Links
Someone asked me for these recently as they predate the blog. All were posted on SSC over the past couple...
2008-04-17
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Thoughts on Mentoring - Part 5
As a mentor I'm looking for someone with the drive to learn and grow, and willing to acknowledge that they...
2008-04-17
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Thoughts on Mentoring - Part 4
One of the dangers of mentoring someone on your team is that you can easily be perceived as biased, and...
2008-04-16
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Thoughts on Mentoring - Part 3
I think sometimes a lot of what we call mentoring might be appropriately called coaching. Before you go trying to...
2008-04-15
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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!
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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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