Think Using .. In Code Is A Time Saver? Think Again!
Ok, so what is this 4 part naming convention? It is the way the SQL Server (and other DBs out...
2016-09-23
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WaterOx SQL
Organizing a SQL Saturday – Part 3 – The Venue
You’ve got your team; now you need to find a somewhere to host your event. If you are lucky, you...
2016-09-22
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sp_WOxCompliant Update
I just released an update to the sp_WOxCompliant script to fix a couple of issues. You can download it here! What...
2016-09-22
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Organizing a SQL Saturday – Part 2 – The Team
A lot of these types of events are pulled together by the local user group. If there is none, it...
2016-08-31
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Organizing a SQL Saturday – Part 1 – Why Do It?
To kick off this series, I thought it would be worthwhile to discuss why it is I step up to...
2016-08-26
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T-SQL Tuesday #080 – The Gift of the Basics
This month’s T-SQL Tuesday (#080) is being hosted by Chris Yates (B|T) (Happy B-day Chris!). He decided that this month’s...
2016-07-12
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Hearing Responsibility
A while ago I was watching Shark Tank on TV and at one point Robert Herjavich (T|B) made the great...
2016-06-29
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PASS Summit 2016 – My Session Evaluations
No Sessions For You! The announcements of the speakers and sessions selected for the PASS Summit 2016 were recently announced,...
2016-06-24
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A New Look & A New Direction
You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you...
2016-04-28
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Quick PS script to get SQL Server Configuration Aliases - Syndication – WaterOx Consulting
Aliases! They can be quite helpful, but they can also be a major pain when setting up new servers or...
2016-03-09
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Blogs
PowerPoint to HTML with Claude AI
By Steve Jones
I had an idea for an animated view of a sales tool, and started...
Don’t Miss Out – SQL Server Query Tuning Fundamentals Starts Next Monday!
Next Monday, February 9, 2026, my one-day live online training SQL Server Query Tuning...
Monday Monitor Tips: SQL Auditing Preview
By Steve Jones
One of the features we advocates have been advocating for is a better way...
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Question of the Day
The Decoded Value
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned from this code:
DECLARE @message VARCHAR(50) = 'Hello SQL Server 2025!'; DECLARE @encoded VARCHAR(MAX); SET @encoded = BASE64_ENCODE(CAST(@message AS VARBINARY(1000))); SELECT BASE64_DECODE(@encoded)See possible answers