Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us
I’ve finished my 3rd book as part of my year long commitment to read and review professional/personal development books. I...
2011-08-30
762 reads
The Scary DBA
Expert? Ha!
How do you define an expert? My personal definition: An expert is the person that is a chapter ahead of...
2011-08-22
1,237 reads
Google + Hangouts
I just finished hosting my third hangout on Google Plus. I’ve also attended one hosted by Andy Leonard (blog|twitter) and...
2011-08-11
1,380 reads
Denali & CTP 3
I have Denali installed on a virtual machine on my laptop and I’m working through evaluating it. Actually, I’m working...
2011-08-10
665 reads
Droid Apps
A friend of mine recently got his first smart phone, an Android. My wife has also recently moved into the...
2011-08-08
758 reads
All About Execution Plans
If you’re attending the PASS Summit this October, I’d like to make a suggestion. The Summit itself is only three...
2011-08-03
861 reads
Strengths Finder 2.0
I’ve made the commitment to read and review 12 books over 12 months as a part of continuous personal development....
2011-07-27
893 reads
PASS SQL Rally 2011 Evaluations
In keeping with the all my other major speaking engagements, I’m posting the results of my pre-con and session evals...
2011-07-05
927 reads
Presentations in Action
The first book I read for my 12 goal oriented books was Jerry Weissman’s Presentations in Action: 80 Memorable Presentation...
2011-06-27
635 reads
Make the Optimizer Work Harder
One of my favorite indicators for whether or not you have a good execution plan is when you see the...
2011-06-20
2,786 reads
Blogs
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...
4 CPE Opportunity (Virtual) for Charity
By Brian Kelley
Every year, the South Carolina State Internal Auditors Association and the South Carolina Midlands...
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UNISTR Basics
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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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