Moving to the Cloud
There has been a lot of talk about moving to cloud based computing, and cloud based services. Steve Jones comments on what this might mean today.
2010-06-21
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Editorial
2010-06-18
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Selling Used Cars
Today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren that looks at the value of experience.
2010-06-17
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Archive Backups
The need to archive data is becoming more and more important as data sizes grow. However when you choose to archive data, you might need to reconsider how your DR plan is structured.
2010-06-16
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Google FUD
A recent headline that Google is dumping Windows because of security issues sounds like FUD to Steve Jones.
2010-06-15
229 reads
A new IDE for SQL Server?
Microsoft have been cooking up something for Database Developers in Visual Studio 2010, and Phil Factor has decided it's high time he looked into it. It's not as odd as it sounds, and is actually rather promising, as Phil discovers.
2010-06-14
371 reads
Finding the Context
Will computers become better at finding context in situations and environments? Steve Jones comments.
2010-06-14
86 reads
Bad Database Design
A guest editorial from Andy Warren looks at a bad database design he recently ran across.
2010-06-11
1,290 reads
Is the MVP Worth It?
The MVP award is coveted by many people and there are constant questions about how to get it. Is it worth it? Steve Jones talks about that today.
2010-06-09
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2010-06-08
87 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
By Steve Jones
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...
Forums
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