Is Failure Allowed?
Failure is one of the ways we get better as software developers. Does that apply to DBAs?
2019-01-09
55 reads
Editorials
MY Data
As we gather more and more data about individuals, not only does security become an issue, but also the morality of using the data.
2019-01-08 (first published: 2014-11-18)
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2019-01-07
136 reads
The Giving Back Workload
Volunteering is a good thing for us to do, but it can be overwhelming at times.
2019-01-04
72 reads
Lack of Memory
It seems that many SQL Servers can be lacking memory. Adding more is one way to improve performance, but Steve has other ideas.
2019-01-03
125 reads
2019-01-02
165 reads
2019-01-01
75 reads
2018-12-31
72 reads
2018-12-31
76 reads
2018-12-28
43 reads
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...
Forums
UNISTR Escape
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SQL Art: I Made a Christmas Card In SSMS
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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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