Be Cautious Offering Guidance
Guidance is hard.
Seriously, you’d think it would be easy. You’d think you say things like, don’t shrink your database, most...
2013-08-05
2,323 reads
The Scary DBA
Speaker of the Month, August 2013
I’m trying out a new blog post series, mostly for myself as an exercise. I’m going to pick one speaker...
2013-08-02
627 reads
Azure for Prototyping and Development
Psssttt!
Developers. Man, have I got something good for you.
Are your DBAs slowing down your development processes? Are they keeping you...
2013-07-29
1,740 reads
24 Hours of Education
You absolutely need to learn more. I need to learn more (lots more). We all should be constantly learning more...
2013-07-24
564 reads
A Tale of Two Hotels
This is a long and convoluted post about my experiences at two hotels, but it has a point for DBAs...
2013-07-15
830 reads
SQL in the City London 2013
Wow!
You’d think that an event might get a little worn by the third time you’re doing it. That maybe it...
2013-07-02
727 reads
Getting Started With SQL Server 2014 the Easy Way
You know you want to at least take a look at the new Client Technology Preview (CTP) of SQL Server...
2013-07-05 (first published: 2013-07-01)
2,148 reads
I Don’t Care
It’s funny how certain sentences can both accurately reflect a situation and communicate entirely the wrong message.
When thinking about cloud-based...
2013-06-24
736 reads
Azure First
Microsoft has been pretty clear about their commitment to the entire Azure infrastructure. The updates to Azure come out on...
2013-06-20 (first published: 2013-06-17)
2,250 reads
Praise and a Suggestion for AlwaysOn
One of my favorite additions to SQL Server 2012 is the Availability Groups, referred to as AlwaysOn. These things are...
2013-06-10
816 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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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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