Introducing Managed Backups in SQL Server 2014
Some of the new functionality of 2014 is straight forward, non-controversial and easily welcomed by the community. Think, updateable column...
2013-12-17
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The Scary DBA
SQL Server 2014 Backup to URL
I’m absolutely in love with the concept of being able to create a backup directly to a protected, off-site location....
2013-12-11
1,718 reads
Speaker of the Month, December 2013
This will be my fifth speaker of the month post. Do a search to see the others.
I try to find...
2013-12-06
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Windows Azure Views
It’s kind of fun to see Azure development artifacts on display. I’ve posted about them before, a couple of times....
2013-11-19
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Cargo Cult Data Professionals
Ever since David Moutray introduced me to the concept of cargo cult programming, it’s been running round and round in...
2013-11-12
976 reads
For the Aspiring DBA
Getting started as a data professional is an incredibly daunting task. If you’re not concerned that you’re going to mess...
2013-11-18 (first published: 2013-11-11)
1,483 reads
More Azure Goodies
Microsoft keeps sneaking little things under the door for Windows Azure SQL Database. This time it’s a couple of new...
2013-11-12 (first published: 2013-11-05)
1,778 reads
Speaker of the Month, November 2013
Yeah, I’m a couple of days late. Tough. My blog. My rules.
Speaking of rules. Speaker of the Month is chosen...
2013-11-04
651 reads
Query Tuning in Dallas
Let’s have some fun.
This Friday, November 1, 2013, I’m putting on an all day seminar on query tuning. It’s set...
2013-10-29
674 reads
SQL in the City, US Tour 2013, Recap
Red Gate visited three cities this year with our SQL in the City event; Pasadena, Atlanta and Charlotte. I just...
2013-10-22
836 reads
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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T-SQL in SQL Server 2025: The || Operator
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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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