Update to DBCC LOGINFO in SQL Server 2017
One of the new features included in SQL Server 2017 that Microsoft has detailed here is a new DMF called...
2017-05-17
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The DBA Who Came In From The Cold
Monday Coffee 2017-05-15
After the latest cyber attack I’ve had a fun weekend making sure all my devices are fully up-to-date with the...
2017-05-15
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Friday Reading 2017-05-12
The weather this week in Dublin has been absolutely fantastic, please hold out for the weekend. Anyway, whilst I’ve been...
2017-05-12
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Copying files from/to a container
Last week I was having an issue with a SQL install within a container and to fix I needed to...
2017-05-10
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Monday Coffee 2017-05-08
Asking stupid questions
Oh boy have I asked some stupid questions in my time. Most recent was this question that I...
2017-05-08
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Friday Reading 2017-05-05
Into May and a big couple of events this week in SQL Nexus and the Powershell Conference EU 2017, looking...
2017-05-05
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Building a container running SQL Server 2014 SP2 Developer
One of the things about working with SQL in Docker is that you kinda have to use the images that...
2017-05-15 (first published: 2017-05-02)
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Monday Coffee 2017-05-01
Morning all, I know it’s a bank holiday in the UK & Ireland today but some of us still have to...
2017-05-01
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Friday Reading 2017-04-28
Nearly May! Although it’s been snowing this week in Dublin so summer still appears to be a while off…
Community driven...
2017-04-28
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Friday Reading 2017-04-28
Nearly May! Although it’s been snowing this week in Dublin so summer still appears to be a while off…
Community driven...
2017-04-28
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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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