Getting It Right First Time. Almost?
Mistakes happen but how can we minimize them and deal with them whey they do happen?
2014-08-05
217 reads
Editorials
A DBA at the Opera
In opera, tragedy or absurdity happens because the characters are incapable of standing back, and making a difficult decision. Instead, at every stage, they just drift towards their fate by taking the easy option. Don't let the same fate befall you, as a DBA.
2014-08-04
114 reads
Using Views
Views can be a great way to abstract away details for clients, but they can also make development much more flexible.
2014-08-01
327 reads
2014-07-29
172 reads
Frustration with Bad Design
It can be frustrating to deal with poorly implemented systems, but Steve Jones notes that you can't take things into your own hands.
2014-07-28
299 reads
Frustration with Bad Design
It can be very easy for technology experts to get frustrated when they see bad design and practices, but you must be careful with how you go about trying to influence change.
2014-07-28
20 reads
Summer, Summer, Summertime
This Friday Steve Jones has a poll about your summertime activities. What have you done away from work that was memorable?
2014-07-25
105 reads
2014-07-23
742 reads
2014-07-22
256 reads
A IT Consultant for our Times
Phil Factor explains that being a consultant in the latest IT hot topic is a worthy role. Someone has to do it, and Phil explains why.
2014-07-21
179 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...
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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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