Increasing and decreasing the performance level of your Azure SQL Database
One of the big benefits of Azure, and in fact any of the cloud offerings I’ve seen, is the ability...
2017-03-29
719 reads
SQLStudies
sp_SrvPermissions & sp_DBPermissions V6.0 Finally!
It’s been almost 3 years since I updated these SPs! I can’t believe so much time has gone by! Well,...
2017-03-27
504 reads
Creating a list of random numbers
I was working on a blog post this weekend that required a list of random numbers. Now, this isn’t exactly...
2017-04-05 (first published: 2017-03-22)
2,246 reads
The parts of an object’s name
Any object within a database in SQL Server has what is called a four part name. Which rather implies four...
2017-03-20
363 reads
Compressed backup errors and TF 3042
Compressing your backups has very few downsides. It’s usually faster (the additional time for compression is less than the time...
2017-04-03 (first published: 2017-03-16)
1,588 reads
Limits vs Goals
It’s that time again. Kennie Nybo Pontoppidan (b/t) is the host this month and has a fun topic for us....
2017-03-27 (first published: 2017-03-14)
1,128 reads
Review of Azure Fundamentals class on Openedx
My company has recently adopted a Cloud first attitude. Now that’s different from Microsoft’s Cloud first. Microsoft is putting new...
2017-03-08
514 reads
Using GROUP BY instead of DISTINCT
Recently, Aaron Bertrand (b/t) posted Performance Surprises and Assumptions : GROUP BY vs. DISTINCT. In it he says he prefers GROUP...
2017-03-06
2,440 reads
Event storming! It’s raining emails!
One of the most common ways to get an event notification is by email. So what happens when you get...
2017-03-01
384 reads
Queries with optional parameters
These are those queries where you are pulling for, let’s say, a first name, a last name, a state, and/or...
2017-03-06 (first published: 2017-02-27)
3,527 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...
Forums
T-SQL in SQL Server 2025: The || Operator
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Your Value from a Conference
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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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