The Slow Week
This is usually a slow time for many companies between two holidays, but it doesn't need to be unproductive.
2017-12-27
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Editorials
Is the old stuff worth learning?
Often we are encouraged to learn the latest things, but sometimes the old stuff is worth knowing too.
2017-12-26
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2017-12-25
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VMs for Development
Many technical people use Virtual Machines to build their own lab or test environment. Today Steve Jones asks how you've built your setup.
2017-12-22 (first published: 2014-02-14)
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Data Security Policies
Does your organization have policies around data security? Perhaps they should, or perhaps you should ask for some to be created and education available for users.
2017-12-21 (first published: 2014-04-07)
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2017-12-19 (first published: 2014-03-18)
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2017-12-18
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Understanding Your Value
Fill out the 2017 salary survey to help us all understand where our compensation might lie relative to others.
2017-12-18
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2017-12-15
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2017-12-13
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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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UNISTR Escape
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Celebrating Tomorrow
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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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