More Surface
I’m continuing to work with the Surface.
BOOM
I just had my first crash. I was in IE when I tried to...
2012-11-02
1,159 reads
The Scary DBA
Surface, Surface, Prepare to Surface
More stuff about the Surface.
Web browsing works extremely well so far. I enjoy how you can swipe to move back...
2012-11-01
801 reads
Microsoft Surface Update
Let’s talk some more about the basic keyboard. I’m really surprised at how well it works. But, it’s absolutely going...
2012-10-31
1,439 reads
Microsoft Surface
I’m going to do with this what I should have done with the Piece Of Fruit (POF), blog about the...
2012-10-31 (first published: 2012-10-28)
3,269 reads
Scary Reading List for Halloween
I know I focus on community, SQL Server, professional development and process. But you need to do other stuff occasionally...
2012-10-26
728 reads
Clustered Indexes Have Statistics Too
It may seem obvious, but I’ve heard more than one person suggest to me that statistics on a clustered index...
2012-10-22
1,159 reads
SQL In The City: Seattle
If you missed all the great speakers on the five city tour of SQL in the City, don’t despair. Many...
2012-10-17
1,143 reads
RML Utilities and SQL Server 2012
I’m working through some code that I haven’t touched recently and I’m running it for the first time on a...
2012-10-16
1,465 reads
Why Tune Queries?
It’s just a query against the database. If things are running slow, buy some more memory, a faster CPU or...
2012-10-17 (first published: 2012-10-15)
2,996 reads
Interviewing a DBA
I’m not a fan of trivia style interview questions. Yes, I ask a few because you have to in order...
2012-09-26 (first published: 2012-09-24)
3,349 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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