Database Backups: Things You Need To Do Now
I want to say a few things about database backups that you need to know.
Wait a minute, haven’t you written...
2012-01-16 (first published: 2012-01-11)
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The Scary DBA
PASS Summit 2012 Evaluation Results
I say it all the time because it’s worth repeating, feedback is a gift. Good, bad or indifferent (well, not...
2011-12-19
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SQL Saturday #104: Colorado Springs
I’ll be presenting at the Colorado Springs SQL Saturday on January 7th of 2012. The session is called Seven Ways...
2011-12-14
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Changes to SQL Server 2012 Execution Plans
I’ve been working with execution plans quite a lot in SQL Server 2012. There are a number of changes, most...
2011-12-12
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#sqlfamily
Microsoft is supporting an effort by PragmaticWorks targeted at supporting technical training for returning veterans. I can’t think of a...
2011-12-09
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SQL Connections Fall 2011 Speaker Evaluations
In keeping with the past, I’m going to go ahead and post my evals for the two sessions I did...
2011-12-06
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Resolutions: Outcome
Earlier this year, I wrote a post about my upcoming plans for the year in response to a question asked...
2011-12-05
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PASS Board Elections
Here is the list of suckers, uh, I mean, candidates, that actually want to subject themselves to the board. Look...
2011-11-30
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Installing SQL Server 2012 RC0
Very short informational post.
If you’re like me and you’ve been running the public Client Technology Preview (CTP3) of SQL Server...
2011-11-21
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Thank you
I somehow made the Top 10 Community Choice Bloggers in the SQL Server Magazine 2011 awards (keep scrolling to the...
2011-11-18
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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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