Crossing Azure Borders
Steve Jones is pleased to see some changes at Azure that make the database a stronger platform.
2015-11-05
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Editorial
2015-11-04
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Virtual Failback
The pressure to move to virtual systems is increasing, but is there a fallback if you have issues?
2015-11-03
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Secret Software Security
The move to limit disclosure of vulnerabilities continues, with potential issues for many of us.
2015-11-02
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SQL Injection - The Revenge
As yet more personal details are spilled by preventable security lapses, what's
2015-11-02
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2015-10-30
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The Hot Jobs
This week Steve looks at the hot jobs that are going to have pay increases in the coming year.
2015-10-26
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Positive or Negative
Today Steve Jones wonders if the way you choose to design a database says something about you.
2015-10-23
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The Dangers of Travel
As data professionals, we might carry lots of information with us that relates to our organization. Will we get caught up in government issues as we cross borders?
2015-10-22
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An Out of Date CAP
The CAP Theorem talks about the properties of distributed systems, and how you can really only have two of them in any system.
2015-10-21
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Blogs
The Book of Redgate: Spread across the world
By Steve Jones
This was Redgate in 2010, spread across the globe. First the EU/US Here’s Asia...
Merry Christmas
By John
Today is Christmas and while I do not expect anybody to actual be reading...
Self-Hosting a Photo Server the Whole Family Can Use
By Bert Wagner
Until recently, my family's 90,000+ photos have been hidden away in the depths of...
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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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