SSC Editorial: Design a Better SQL Server Pricing Model
Design a Better SQL Server Pricing Model ran on January 21, 2016 and as you can guess from the title is...
2016-02-01
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SQLAndy
Call for Speakers for Orlando Code Camp 2016 Ends February 6, 2016
Quick reminder that the call for speakers for Orlando Code Camp is open through Feb 6 (next week!).
2016-01-29
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SSC Editorial: Turn Out the Lights
This ran a couple weeks ago (Turn Out The Lights) to see if I could spark a discussion about how/when/why...
2016-01-29
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Notes from the January 2016 MagicPASS Meeting
I did my presentation on automated restores for the second time, changed a few things. It was/is a presentation with...
2016-01-22
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Notes from SQLSaturday #480 in Nashville
Late posting, so reduced notes!
Speaker party was good. Room was loud when full due to wood walls and nothing to...
2016-01-22
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Powershell Saturday in Tampa on March 19th, 2016
I was interested/intrigued to see that we’ll have a Powershell Saturday on March 19th in Tampa. This will be the...
2016-01-05
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Thoughts on Advent of Code
Over the past couple of days I’ve posted several times about the Advent of Code Contest and worked my way through...
2015-12-24
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Advent of Code #3 – Part 2
Adding to my solution for #3 part 2, I finally got it, but I paid the price for not adding...
2015-12-23
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Advent of Code #3 – Part 1
Part 1 isn’t bad. Parse a string that has direction indicators and track each location you stop at. I’m trying...
2015-12-23
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Advent of Code #2
This one gives you a 1000 rows of package dimensions. You calculate the surface area needed for wrapping paper, plus...
2015-12-23
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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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