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Microsoft return to PASS Summit 2024 as Sapphire sponsor

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Get ready to meet Microsoft's experts on-site in the exhibit hall and in multiple educational sessions (including a pre-con, keynote and learning pathway). Watch a sneak peek of Microsoft's learning pathway 'Becoming an Azure SQL DBA – Advancing the Role of the On-Premises SQL Server DBA'

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2024-09-18

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Is it still worth it to sponsor PASS Summit?

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Conference planning is underway. Several folks have asked me whether I think the PASS conference is still worth exhibiting. I thought an article would be best to break down my thoughts. I’m in an interesting position, being a marketing leader who also specializes in SQL Server and doesn’t work for Microsoft. I’ve worked directly for several companies in the ecosystem, so I know how difficult reaching the DBA market has been post-pandemic.

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2024-08-30

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Level up your learning in 2024 with PASS Data Community Summit

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Connect, share and learn with the global data community in Seattle this November. Whether you're a DBA, Developer, Architect, Engineer or you're just getting started in your data career, there's a huge range of content for you to choose from (over 150 sessions and counting across 5 different tracks). Speakers this year include Steve Jones, Grant Fritchey, Ryan Booz, Bob Ward, Deepthi Goguri and Jennifer Stirrup. Check out the full program and register before September 18 to secure your ticket at the standard price.

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2024-09-16 (first published: )

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Introducing the pre-con schedule for PASS Summit 2024

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The speakers and sessions have just been announced for PASS 2024! We’re delighted to share the pre-con schedule for Monday, November 4, and Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Check out the full pre-con line up and the incredible speakers taking part and secure your spot today.

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2024-08-12

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Level up your learning in 2024 with PASS Data Community Summit

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Did you know that the general program for PASS Data Community Summit 2024 (November 4-8) was recently unveiled? This year's lineup includes over 150 different sessions being delivered by over 140 speakers!

This year's program also includes 16 incredible full day pre-cons, taking place on November 4 and 5, plus 6 different learning pathways to choose from. Join PASS Summit on-site for a whole week of connecting, sharing and learning with industry experts.

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2024-08-05

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PASS Summit Futures Scholarship

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In celebration of their 25th anniversary in 2024, Redgate, as the host of PASS Summit, is thrilled to introduce the PASS Summit Futures Scholarship. This initiative aims to empower the next generation of data professionals from diverse backgrounds.

Applications are open internationally to students and early-career professionals. Each of the 10 lucky winners will be awarded:

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2024-07-31

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Question of the Day

Finding Trailing Spaces

I have some data in a SQL Server 2025 database. It looks like this for the dbo.Customer table:

CustomerID CustomerName PreferredName
1          Steve        Steve               
2          Andy         Andy               
3          Brian        Brian               
4          Allan        Allan               
5          Devin        Devin               
6          Steve        Steve               
7          Sally        Sally
I want to detect which names have a single trailing space. The CustomerName is a varchar() and the PreferredName is a CHAR(). Does this query detect the problem rows?
SELECT 
       CustomerID,
       CustomerName,
       PreferredName
FROM Customer
WHERE CustomerName <> RTRIM(CustomerName)
OR PreferredName <> RTRIM(PreferredName);

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