Blink – Year is gone
As the door begins to knock I start to wonder who it can be. As I begin to open it...
2014-12-22
503 reads
The SQL Professor
SQL Sentry Plan Explorer – Don’t Leave Home Without It
If you’ve been around me long enough then you realize that I am a Red Gate fanatic. With that said...
2014-12-09
1,146 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #61 – Giving Back
It just seems to me that these block parties of T-SQL Tuesday come quicker each month. I’m always thrilled when...
2014-12-12 (first published: 2014-12-09)
4,586 reads
PASS Summit 2014 ~ My GameTime Experience
“How did you like your convention?”
“How was your trip?”
“What did you learn?”
“Where did you go for a week?”
“Who did you...
2014-11-25
1,540 reads
What Are You Thankful For
Bob Pusateri (B | T) wrote a blog post yesterday for anyone who was interested on sharing what they were thankful...
2014-11-18
519 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #60 Roundup – Step Right Up
We had a great turnout for this months T-SQL Tuesday Block Party. Coming into this month and knowing that I...
2014-11-16
614 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #60 Something New Learned
So, here it is. I put the challenge out to discuss something new learned last week. I was fortunate enough...
2014-11-11
604 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #60 – Something New Learned
Lights go on, it’s another game day, grabbed my bat and headed for the plate only this time we are...
2014-11-05
569 reads
Im At Summit Now What?
Pass Summit 2011 – Photo Provided by Pat Wright
We are a week out from PASS Summit 2014 and there will be...
2014-10-28
589 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #59 – My Hero!
It always amazes me how fast these T-SQL Tuesday block parties come about; it seems like we just finished one...
2014-10-14
598 reads
Blogs
Advice I Like: Pyramid Schemes
By Steve Jones
If someone is trying to convince you it’s not a pyramid scheme, it’s a...
Using Prompt AI for a Travel Data Analysis
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I was looking back at my year and decided to see if SQL Prompt...
FinOps for Kubernetes: Leveraging OpenCost, KubeGreen, and Kubecost for Cost Efficiency
In the era of cloud-native applications, Kubernetes has become the default standard platform for...
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Database file shrink issue.
Hi experts, I have a 3+ TB database on a 2019 sql server which...
The North Star for the Year
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Multiple Escape Characters
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Question of the Day
Multiple Escape Characters
In SQL Server 2025, I run this code (in a database with the appropriate collation):
SELECT UNISTR('%*3041%*308A%*304C%*3068 and good night', '%*') AS 'A Classic';
What is returned? See possible answers