Another Take on SP3 & Service Packs In General
Had lunch with a friend in the business yesterday that is involved with vulnerability scans for a large company and...
2008-03-18
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SQLAndy
Utah Code Camp is April 26, 2008
Tjay Belt forwarded me the information about the Utah Code Camp this year. Still early in the process, no schedule...
2008-03-18
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Reminder - Orlando Code Camp is Mar 22, 2008
Just a reminder that the event is this Saturday. The tentative schedule has been posted and it looks like I'll...
2008-03-17
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IndyTechFest 2008 Set for Oct 4, 2008
I've been emailing back and forth with IndyTechfest organizer John Magnabosco over the past year as we've traded notes about...
2008-03-16
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Browse Source Code for .Net Objects in SQL (Reflector.SQL2005Browser)
Saw a mention of this in the latest MSDN Magazine, you can download Reflector.SQL2005Browser and install it as an add-in for...
2008-03-13
798 reads
Building YOUR Brand - Part 2
Yesterday I posted Building YOUR Brand that described a formula for becoming rich and famous. Well, perhaps richer than you are...
2008-03-12
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Building YOUR Brand
Between teaching classes, attending community events, and participating in the local user group I get to have a lot of...
2008-03-11
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SQLSaturday #3 Jacksonville Update
Just spoke with Brian this morning to get an event update for SQLSaturday #3:
122 attendees registered so far (event is...
2008-03-11
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Presenter View in Powerpoint 2007
Friday I gave another iteration of our free Sucessful Technical Speaking class, upgraded some since the last version, and this was...
2008-03-10
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Performance Tuning Seminar in Jacksonville, FL on May 2, 2008
I'll be teaching a one day performance tuning seminar that targets beginning DBA's and developers that do data access, hoping to...
2008-03-09
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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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