CPU Overcommitment and Its Impact on SQL Server Performance on VMware
In the early days of virtualization, the core focus of virtualization was primarily consolidation. You could achieve quite high consolidation...
2012-12-17
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Technobabble by Klee from @kleegeek
SQL Saturday #173 Washington DC wrap up
Today I spoke at the Washington DC SQL Saturday #173. I first spent some time in the SQL Server Performance...
2012-12-09
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Speaking at SQLPASS Performance Virtual Chapter Winter 2012 Performance Palooza
I am pleased to announce that I am speaking Thursday, December 6, at the SQLPASS Performance Virtual Chapter Winter 2012...
2012-11-30
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SQLIO Analyzer Latency Divide by Zero Issue Corrected
A special thanks goes to Daniel Angerer (t) for suggesting an improvement that corrected the divide by zero error that one...
2012-11-26
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Getting Nexus 7 Connected To Windows 7
Have trouble getting your new Nexus 7 connected to Windows so you can move some media files over?
Install the drivers...
2012-11-24
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Speaking at SQL Saturday #173 in Washington DC
I will be speaking at SQL Saturday #173 in Washington DC at the Microsoft MTC in Chevy Chase, MD, to speak on...
2012-11-16
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Advanced VMware certification study material reference
Gregg Robertson (b | t) has posted a fantastic page that contains a tremendous amount of information for those of you...
2012-11-15
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SQL PASS Summit 2012 Came and Went – and Changed My Life
I cannot believe how surreal this past SQL PASS Summit was for me. This was the second Summit I have...
2012-11-20 (first published: 2012-11-14)
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Speaking with Kevin Kline at SQL PASS Summit 2012
WOW! I’m absolutely honored to announce that I am speaking with theKevin Kline tomorrow at the SQL PASS Summit 2012....
2012-11-09
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SQLIO Analyzer now has test timestamps
Yesterday I finally got around to adding a much needed improvement to my SQLIO Analyzer tool. You now get a...
2012-11-01
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Blogs
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...
Data Céilí 2026 Call for Speakers!
Data Céilí 2026 Call for Speakers is now live! Data Céilí (pronounced kay-lee), is...
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T-SQL in SQL Server 2025: The || Operator
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UNISTR Basics
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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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