A Beautiful Google Mind
Larry Page is a very interesting person, one that is looking to change the world.
2016-06-21
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Editorial
Triple Check Your Restores
After the crash of an US Air Force database was reported, Steve Jones has some advice.
2016-06-20
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2016-06-20
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SQL Server 2016 is Just Faster
SQL Server 2016 runs faster, sometimes without you changing anything.
2016-06-17
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What's Your Area of Expertise?
We might be smart in one area, but not others. That's worth remembering.
2025-12-22 (first published: 2016-06-16)
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Stretch Pricing
The Stretch database feature in SQL Server 2016 is fantastic, but is it too expensive?
2016-06-15
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2016-06-14
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2016-06-13
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The Penalty for a Data Breach
One of the things that will be debated quite a bit in the next few years will be the penalties for data loss.
2016-06-13
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2016-06-10
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Blogs
The Book of Redgate: Spread across the world
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Question of the Day
UNISTR Escape
In SQL Server 2025, I run this command:
SELECT UNISTR('*3041*308A*304C\3068 and good night', '*') as "A Classic";
What is returned? (assume the database has an appropriate collation)
A: 
B: 
C: 
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