Advice for Newcomers
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2017-12-12 (first published: 2014-04-18)
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Editorials
2017-12-11
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2017-12-11
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The Relational Database is the Default
If you don't have a good reason not to, use a relational database. Always.
2017-12-07
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2017-12-06
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A Christmas Bug
A bug in American Airlines scheduling could impact travelers, but certainly will impact their bottom line.
2017-12-04
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The Appearance of the Flat File Wizard.
After many barren years, Phil Factor is pleased to see the first signs of Spring in SSMS.
2017-12-04
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Certifying Schools
Schools don't necessarily teach people how to code, but they could do a better job.
2017-11-30
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2017-11-29
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We Need DevOps for Performance
CosmosDB has ways to tune performance based on throttle metrics. We probably need some DevOps style feedback and adjustment for relational systems.
2017-11-28
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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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