2017-06-05
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Editorials
Wanna Cry? Me too
I don’t doubt for a minute that on a certain level you’re sick to death of people talking about the Wanna Cry ransomware. However, bear with me, we need to go through it just a little more because it actually has some bearing on us as data professionals. OK, more than some bearing, it’s a […]
2017-06-05
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Presentations that are Easy on the Eyes
Today Steve Jones talks presentations, specifically the best way to share information on a projector.
2017-06-02
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Consider the Downside
Steve Jones asks software developers to consider the issues we may have with lax internal security.
2017-06-01
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DNA for Data Storage
Data storage is something all data professionals need to care about, and today Steve Jones talks about a research project from Microsoft.
2017-05-31
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2017-05-30
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2017-05-29
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The Rate of Change of Data
Phil Factor argues that the database should be the primary source not only of the current data values, but also of the volatility of the data, its rate of change. Surely, then, it makes sense for the database to control the caching strategy.
2017-05-29
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Do I Need to Learn Linux and R and Python?
The SQL Server platform is growing, but Steve Jones notes that this might not really affect our jobs.
2017-05-26
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Audio Attacks
We will start to deal with more and more types of data. Steve Jones worries about the possibility of hacking.
2017-05-25
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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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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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