SQL PASS Summit just one week away!
Happy Halloween everyone!
I’m stoked that the SQL PASS Summit is just one week from now! You are already registered, have...
2012-10-31
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Technobabble by Klee from @kleegeek
The SQL PASS Summit countdown has already started!
As a SQL Server professional, I consider it an absolute must to attend the SQL PASS Summit each year. Last...
2012-10-25
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Reported: VMware’s Oracle support goes 24/7 starting Q1 2013
Michael Webster from longwhiteclouds.com reported that VMware Global Support Services told him a few days ago that the Extended Oracle...
2012-10-24
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Virtualizing Your Business Critical SQL Servers Anthology
This week I completed a six-part blog series (more like five plus one) on the path to virtualizing your business-critical...
2012-10-29 (first published: 2012-10-24)
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Virtualizing Your Business Critical SQL Servers – Free Boot Camp by House of Brick – Update
Just before SQL PASS Summit in November, House of Brick and I will be holding a free boot camp (update – link removed after event was...
2012-10-18
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VMware vCenter Server 5.1 will soon support Microsoft Hyper-V management
Recently VMware announced at VMworld Europe that it will soon release a product called vCenter Multi Hypervisor Manager, supposedly in...
2012-10-18
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SQL Saturday #145 Nashville – Recap
This month has been wild. I’ve been out of town quite a bit for work, and started the month with...
2012-10-15
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Speaking at SQL Saturday #145 in Nashville
I will be speaking at SQL Saturday #145 in Nashville, TN to speak on one of my favorite topics – Virtualizing...
2012-10-10
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SQLskills to present at Omaha SQL Server Users Group Tuesday
The Omaha SQL Server Users Group meeting for October is coming up this Tuesday, and the coordinators have prepared a...
2012-10-08
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Thanks everyone for a fantastic SQL Saturday Lincoln #165
Today I presented two sessions at SQL Saturday Lincoln (almost in my backyard!) – Virtualizing Business-Critical SQL Servers and Database Health...
2012-10-07
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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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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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