Buzzword Bingo
Grant Fritchey (b/t) is our host for T-SQL Tuesday this month and surprise surprise he’d like to talk about DEVOPS....
2017-06-13
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SQLStudies
UDP vs TCP
If you’ve worked much with named instances you’ve probably had to deal with the question “What port is that instance...
2017-06-07
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Backup to NUL
Yes, I spelled that correctly. NUL not NULL. NUL is basically a location you can send a backup to. In...
2017-06-05
5,450 reads
SQL Crossword
I thought I’d do another crossword. Enjoy! If you need any help with it feel free to let me know...
2017-06-16 (first published: 2017-05-31)
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Running multiple queries at the same time.
I read an interesting question today. Someone wanted to be able to run the same stored procedure multiple times, at...
2017-06-08 (first published: 2017-05-24)
9,563 reads
What’s in a partition?
In my last post on partitioning I used the $Partition command in passing. I’ve been thinking it deserves a bit...
2017-05-22
505 reads
T-SQL FizzBuzz
I was looking around for something to write about this evening and came across one of Russ Thomas’ (b/t) old...
2017-05-17
2,864 reads
Why shouldn’t I shrink my database log file?
TL;DR: It’s pretty pointless and can cause performance issues.
Let’s start by asking why you might want to shrink your log....
2017-05-15
479 reads
Dynamic SQL and the joys of QUOTENAME
I’m a big fan of dynamic SQL. In the past I’ve written a How to, a Best Practices and even...
2017-05-11
592 reads
Continuous Integration
It’s T-SQL Tuesday again! This month we are being hosted by James Anderson (b/t). Thanks James! He has asked us...
2017-05-09
416 reads
Blogs
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...
4 CPE Opportunity (Virtual) for Charity
By Brian Kelley
Every year, the South Carolina State Internal Auditors Association and the South Carolina Midlands...
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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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