The End of SQLRally
PASS announced yesterday the end of the SQLRally brand. It was disappointing news for an idea that started with such...
2015-07-14
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SQLAndy
Worth Reading: Microsoft IT migrates mailboxes to Office 365 Exchange Online
Just read Microsoft IT migrates mailboxes to Office 365 Exchange Online, a good overview of their migration from Exchange. Lots of...
2015-07-14
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Be a PASS NomCom Candidate!
Today is the last day to submit your name as a candidate for the NomCom. If you’re a PASS member...
2015-07-14
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Thoughts on the PASS BAC
I recently read PASS and Business Analytics: A Winning Combination on the PASS blog and it reminded me that I’ve been...
2015-07-08
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Moving SQLAndy to Project Nami
I’ve been hosting this blog on Azure for a while, running WordPress on top of MySQL. Works fine, gives me...
2015-07-02
521 reads
Reporting Services Subscriptions in “Pending” Status
Ran into this issue today. A subscription that had been working failed. Looking at it in the RS portal it...
2015-07-01
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SSC Editorial: Exit Lines & Writing Editorials
I’m trying to evolve a little in the topics I pick and how I write them to push the boundaries...
2015-06-29
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Changes to the 2015 PASS Board Elections
PASS just posted Changes to the 2015 PASS Board Elections based on feedback from the 2014 NomCom. I was part of that...
2015-06-25
441 reads
SSC Editorial: Culture Clashes and Arrogance
I’m a little late posting this, Culture Clashes and Arrogance was featured on June 17, 2015. One of my favorites...
2015-06-25
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oPASS June 2015: Using BI Power tools to visualize your SQL Infrastructure with Rodney Landrum
The next oPASS meeting is tomorrow night (June 25, 2015):
DBAs do not always have time to work with some of...
2015-06-24
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Blogs
Resetting on the AI hype train
By Brian Kelley
There's a great article from MIT Technology Review about resetting on the hype of...
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...
Forums
The Microsoft SQL Year in Review
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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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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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