Can a Data Professional Be Organized?
“One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries.” While this quote is true...
2017-05-05 (first published: 2017-04-25)
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The SQL Professor
SQL Doc by RedGate
I recently was on a call where a technical unit indicated they did not receive any form of documentation around...
2017-04-24 (first published: 2017-04-19)
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T-SQL Tuesday #89 Invitation – The times they are a-changing
This month’s topic by Koen Verbeeck (B|T) is based around times that are a changing. To break it down somewhat...
2017-04-11
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Don’t Duck On Responsibilities
Being a data professional you assume a certain amount of responsibility. It often requires having the right attitude and an...
2017-04-17 (first published: 2017-04-10)
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Are You Wasting Energy?
Often times we as leaders within our respective shops tend to waste our time focusing on the wrong things. Think...
2017-04-06
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Is There A Threat Inside?
If you’ve been involved in technology for any length of time you are aware of outside threats to your network...
2017-04-05
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How I Became A…SQL Server Data Professional
Last night I saw a tweet from Matt Gordon (b|t); the topic caught my eye – “How I Became A…SQL Server...
2017-04-04
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What Is SQL Saturday?
I was recently approached and asked, “What is SQL Saturday? I actually get asked that question more times than not...
2017-04-03
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The Pen Cap
This post is for all you up and coming data professionals out there. Over the course of the last week...
2017-03-21
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A Letter To A Younger Yates
Hello much younger Yates. Hope you’ve been doing well. Why don’t you pull up a chair and stay for a...
2017-01-31
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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...
Forums
The Microsoft SQL Year in Review
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Your Value from a Conference
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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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