Because
Because there’s nothing else I can do at the moment.
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2016-06-14
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The Scary DBA
Choosing the Right SQL Server Edition
Post #6 of #entrylevel #iwanttohelp in support of Tim Ford’s (b|t) beginner’s initiative.
If you’re just getting started with SQL Server,...
2016-06-13
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Elastic Query in Azure SQL Database and Views
The question came up, how do the constructs necessary for Elastic Query within Azure SQL Database affect your ability to...
2016-06-13 (first published: 2016-06-06)
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Resources for Learning Azure Data Platform
You want to start working with Azure and the Azure Data Platform, but getting started is not easy. Just knowing...
2016-06-10 (first published: 2016-06-02)
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Independent Azure Data Platform Instructors
The Azure Data Platform is taking off. I’m seeing more and more interest on the forums, at conferences and in...
2016-06-01
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Precedence Goes to Query Store or Plan Guide?
While presenting at SQLDay in Wroclaw, Poland, on the Query Store, I was asked a pretty simple question, which takes...
2016-05-31
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A Moment For Reflection…
While this is a personal blog, I try to keep it focused on either technical topics or personal development and...
2016-05-25
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On the Buckeye Blitz!
In just a few weeks I’ll be doing the Buckeye Blitz. That is, a tour of user groups in Ohio...
2016-05-24
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PASS Board 2016: Update #3
I didn’t post an update last month, but I did do something more important: I elicited your feedback on a question...
2016-05-23
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Query Store, Forced Plans, and New Plans
I love questions. I recently received one about new plans in the Query Store (available in Azure SQL Database now and in...
2016-05-23 (first published: 2016-05-16)
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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...
Forums
The Microsoft SQL Year in Review
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T-SQL in SQL Server 2025: The || Operator
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Your Value from a Conference
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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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