Rebind and Rewind in Execution Plans
Ever looked at an execution plan? If you answered no, you can’t possibly have ever tried to tune a query,...
2011-06-15
4,947 reads
The Scary DBA
Time for a Little PD
No, PD doesn’t stand for PowerShell Development. It stands for Professional Development. Sharks either swim or die (and yes, I...
2011-06-13
734 reads
SQL Cruise Alaska 2011
Yes, I went on the SQL Cruise to Alaska. Yes, it was as grand as you’ve heard. Yes, I’m going...
2011-06-08
534 reads
Optimizer Timeouts with XQuery
I was looking at performance of a database and I noticed a few of the plans were very large and...
2011-05-30
2,118 reads
Oh ****!
Did you ever accidentally close SQL Server Management Studio? And, in closing SSMS, did you get the prompt that says...
2011-05-25
914 reads
SQL Azure Query Tuning
SQL Azure is still SQL Server at the end of the day. This means it is entirely possible to write...
2011-05-23
1,386 reads
Summit Preference Voting
This year the PASS organization is asking us to vote on the PASS Summit 2011 sessions, not as a means...
2011-05-18
730 reads
PASS Summit 2011 Abstracts
I’ve put in several abstracts for the 2011 Summit. This year we’re voting for preferred sessions. If you’re interested in...
2011-05-10
726 reads
SQL Azure Migration Wizard
There’s a project over on code plex to come up with a mechanism for validating databases and generating the necessary...
2011-05-09
1,306 reads
I’ve got 99 Problems, but a disk ain’t one
Tom LaRock has a new meme for Meme Monday. It’s all about the problems caused in your system other than...
2011-05-02
797 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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T-SQL in SQL Server 2025: The || Operator
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Your Value from a Conference
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UNISTR Basics
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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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