Presenting Azure Vs. Working With Azure
I have a real infatuation with Azure. I’m especially interested in the Platform as a Service (PaaS) offerings in and...
2017-11-15
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The Scary DBA
All Day Query Tuning Class at SQLSaturday Virginia
March 23rd, 2018, I’ll be teaching an all day class on Query Tuning Tools in Richmond Virginia. I hope to...
2017-11-14
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The GDPR and You
Ever heard of the General Data Protection Regulation? If not, go and read the Wiki. I’ll wait.
I can already hear...
2017-11-13
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Extended Events and Profiler: XE Profiler
There’s a war on in the SQL Server world. On the one side is Profiler (although, really, everyone uses Trace...
2017-11-07
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Inside My PASS Summit
As you read this, I’m in Seattle for the PASS Summit 2017. I have four roles that I satisfy at...
2017-10-30
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PASS Summit and Redgate Software
Next week is the PASS Summit. I’m so excited about it I could pop. Part of why I’m excited is...
2017-10-25
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Database Fundamentals #14: Modifying Data Through SSMS
I’ve said it before, but I feel I should repeat myself. Using the SSMS GUI for data entry and data...
2017-10-16
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Database Fundamentals #13: Data Entry Through T-SQL
T-SQL provides lots of functions that help to make data entry through T-SQL much more powerful. Over time you won’t...
2017-10-23 (first published: 2017-10-11)
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Database Fundamentals #12: Adding Data with SSMS GUI
In the previous Database Fundamentals, I argued that you should be learning T-SQL, yet the very next post I’m showing...
2017-09-25
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Azure, PowerShell, Databases and the PASS Summit
I am quite honored to say that I am speaking at the single largest and most important Microsoft Data Platform...
2017-09-19
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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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