SQL Azure and the DAC Pac
When last we left our intrepid hero he had successfully deployed to SQL Azure using the Data-Tier Application Package, a...
2011-05-02
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The Scary DBA
SQL University: SQL Azure & PowerShell
Welcome once more to the Miskatonic branch of SQL University. I see that most off you survived out last encounter…...
2011-04-28
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SQL Azure Diagnostic Tool
One of the CSS Engineers from Microsoft has released a diagnostic tool for SQL Azure. It’s worth a look. It’s...
2011-04-26
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SQL Azure Deployments
You’ve set up your access to a SQL Azure site so you’re ready to go. Now how do you get...
2011-04-25
1,520 reads
SQL Azure Cost
We’ve all heard the scary stories. A developer starts testing Azure and then suddenly gets a thousand dollar bill on...
2011-04-18
1,528 reads
SQL Azure
If you’ve talked to anyone from Microsoft recently you had to have heard the phrase “all in.” It’s been made...
2011-04-15
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Performance Tuning: Start to Finish
The very first ever SQL Rally is taking place in a little less than four weeks in Orlando Florida. It’s...
2011-04-14
1,345 reads
SQL University: Index Usage
Greetings. Welcome once more to the Miskatonic University branch of SQL University. Does anyone know where to buy some camping...
2011-04-06
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SQL Saturday #71 Wrap-up
It’s over. It’s finally over. This year, unlike previous years, Adam Machanic (blog|twitter) was very good about delegating the work....
2011-04-04
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2011-04-04
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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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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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