New Job with Pragmatic Works
Well if you attended PASS, you already know that I am changing jobs. I recently accepted a position with Pragmatic...
2009-11-09
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SQLDownSouth
Today’s SQL Lunch – Understanding and Preventing SQL Injection with Kevin Kline
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2009-11-09
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PASS Presentation Rehearsal
My friend Trevor Barkhouse called me up a couple of nights ago and asked if I could host a Live...
2009-10-30
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SQLLunch – Accidental DBA and Performance Data Collector
If you haven’t had a chance to attend the SQL Lunch Live Meeting learning series then sign in Monday at...
2009-10-23
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Wildcard – Match One Character using Underscore (_)
I was recently contacted by a developer with what I would consider to be a very simple question. How do...
2009-10-21
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SQL Saturday #21 Orlando – Recap
This past weekend I had the pleasure of not only attending, but speaking at SQL Saturday in Orlando, FL. When...
2009-10-19
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SQL Server Lunch Milestone (100+ Attendees)
Today’s SQL Lunch was a huge success, even though we experienced a few technical difficulties. Tim Mitchell spoke on Deploying...
2009-10-12
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Next SQL Lunch - Deploying Report Builder 2.0 for Self-Service Reporting
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2009-10-09
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Baton Rouge October SQL Server User Group
Last night I presented, Monitoring Disk Space using CLR, to the Baton Rouge Area SQL Server User Group. There were...
2009-10-09
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MSDE – Database Size Limit
Most of you are aware that the Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine (MSDE) limits database size to 2 gigabytes. ...
2009-10-08
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Resetting on the AI hype train
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There's a great article from MIT Technology Review about resetting on the hype of...
A New Word: Etherness
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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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