One feature that I have been waiting for years! The new announcement around optimize CPU for RDS SQL Server is a game changer because it lets you right-size vCPUs...
2025-12-15 (first published: 2025-12-11)
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Day 2 kicked off with Matt Garman’s keynote, and he opened with a quote that instantly stood out as my favorite of the day “Is it possible? …..Why not!...
2025-12-17 (first published: 2025-12-03)
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Day 1 is an absolute thrill at re:Invent! I normally dedicate this dynamic day to connect with new faces, explore the bustling expo hall, engage with customers and service...
2025-12-12 (first published: 2025-12-02)
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Imagine getting SA (sysadmin) access to your RDS SQL Server Instance! Well, that was not possible in the past, but during AWS re:Invent 2021, Amazon RDS Custom for SQL...
2021-12-22 (first published: 2021-12-08)
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Imagine getting SA (sysadmin) access to your RDS SQL Server Instance! Well, that was not possible in the past, but during AWS re:Invent 2021, Amazon RDS Custom for SQL...
2021-12-08
5 reads
I started using a MacBook Pro at work, and the very first thing I did was configure SQL Server 2017...
2018-02-23
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I started using a MacBook Pro at work, and the very first thing I did was configure SQL Server 2017 running on a docker container, and run it locally...
2018-02-23
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One of the questions which I normally get all the time whenever I talk about SQL Server and Docker is...
2017-05-10
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One of the questions which I normally get all the time whenever I talk about SQL Server and Docker is – Why you want to run SQL Server on...
2017-05-10
4 reads
Last month Google announced the public beta for Cloud Spanner, and I would like to share few details around this...
2017-03-14
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By Brian Kelley
There's a great article from MIT Technology Review about resetting on the hype of...
By Steve Jones
etherness – n. the wistful feeling of looking around a gathering of loved ones,...
By Steve Jones
A customer was asking about tracking logins and logouts in Redgate Monitor. We don’t...
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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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