Converged virtual architectures and SQL Server licensing
Hyper-converged compute architectures, meaning clusters of physical servers with self-contained storage configured for a traditional SAN-less solution, are growing in...
2016-07-08
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Technobabble by Klee from @kleegeek
I’m a Data Platform MVP for the third year in a row
I’m extremely honored to be named Microsoft Data Platform MVP for the third year in a row! I thank the...
2016-07-01
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Speaking at PASS Summit 2016
I’m very honored to be speaking at the PASS Global Summit again this year in Seattle during the week of...
2016-06-29
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Presenting for Edmonton SQL Server Users Group June 16th
It’s a wonderfully busy speaking month! I’m going to be remotely speaking for the Edmonton SQL Server User Group at 5:00pm...
2016-06-09
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Speaking at Downtown Chicago SQL Server User Group June 9th
I’m going to be speaking for the downtown Chicago SQL Servers User Group at 5:30pm on June 9th! I plan to...
2016-06-02
442 reads
Upcoming Webinars and Events
This coming week is packed full of fun events! On Wednesday, June 1st at 2pm Eastern, I’m participating in a...
2016-05-29
892 reads
SQL Server on VMware Workshop at VMworld
I am extremely proud to announce my participation in the inaugural SQL Server workshop at this year’s VMworld US in Last...
2016-05-23
390 reads
Free eBook – Modern Storage Strategies for SQL Server
I’m pleased to announce the general availability of a new free ebook collaboration with James Green from ActualTech Media called...
2016-05-17 (first published: 2016-05-12)
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Virtual SQL Servers, Actual Performance – PASS Virtualization VC Presentation
Tomorrow I’ll be presenting a new session for the PASSVirtualization Virtual Chapter called “Virtual SQL Servers, Actual Performance” tomorrow at...
2016-05-10
558 reads
SQL Saturday Iowa City Precon – The Complete Primer to SQL Server Infrastructure
I’m pleased to announce that I’m launching my next round of all-day precon training session at the upcoming SQL Saturday in Iowa...
2016-05-05
382 reads
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...
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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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