2016-03-22
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Editorials
On-Time, or Not
Today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren that looks at the respect, understanding and compromise we might make with each other.
2016-03-21
107 reads
The New Men of IT
According to the New Men of IT, the industry changes so frequently that experience and qualifications quickly become obsolete and irrelevant. The argument won't wash with Phil Factor.
2016-03-21
145 reads
BYOD
In the future we may be required to bring our own devices to work. Does that make sense? Would you want to get an allowance and purchase your own laptop?
2016-03-18 (first published: 2012-01-18)
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2016-03-17
120 reads
The Math on Automation
Is it worth automating things? Many people say yes, but Steve Jones says it isn't just about time saved.
2016-03-16
144 reads
SQL Server on Linux
There was an announcement last week that SQL Server can run on Linux. And it's coming next year.
2016-03-15
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2016-03-14
102 reads
2016-03-11
125 reads
Building Better Software
Steve Jones discusses the idea of building software better, and why that's a challenge for many of us.
2016-03-10
106 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
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SQL Server 2025 Backup Compression Algorithm
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The Large Encoded Value
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Question of the Day
The Large Encoded Value
I want to use the new BASE64_ENCODE() function in SQL Server 2025, but return a string that isn't large type. What is the longest varbinary string I can pass in and still get a varchar(8000) returned?
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