The May Car Update (2007)
Steve Jones takes a look at the world of automobiles and specifically his new Prius hybrid.
2007-05-29
36 reads
Editorial
Where Did The Women Go?
A guest editorial today from Atieh Jones wondering where are all the women in IT?
2007-02-14
124 reads
Would I encourage my daughter to pursue a career in IT?
A guest editorial today from Lynda Rab, PASS board member and new mother.
2007-02-13
45 reads
The Old Boys Club
Steve Jones looks at some of the issues with gender in the workplace and reminds everyone that they need to respect each other.
2007-02-12
21 reads
The Certification Debate
Steve Jones talks about the ne value of the new certification program from Microsoft.
2006-11-20
581 reads
The Test of Time
A change here at SQLServerCentral.com and Steve Jones gives some thoughts on the impact of this for the future.
2006-11-13
115 reads
Zap World
Steve Jones brings us a car update that talks about a new car that doesn't need gasoline to run.
2006-11-01
49 reads
2006-10-06
180 reads
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...
Forums
25 Years of SQL Server Central
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The Decoded Value
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Deploying SQL Server Developer Edition in Kubernetes: A Cost-Effective Alternative to RDS
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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