2013-08-12
114 reads
Editorials
Review Your Code
Steve Jones notes that SQL Injection is still a problem, and while it might be for some time to come, we should not be adding to the issues. Learn how to write secure code.
2013-08-12
534 reads
Would You Choose SQL Server?
This Friday Steve Jones has a poll asking how you feel about SQL Server for your own projects, or even your company's projects. Is it a given you'd use SQL Server?
2013-08-09
260 reads
The Standard Limitation
SQL Server Standard Edition only supports 64GB of RAM and it's our fault. Or is it, and is this a reasonable number? Steve Jones has a few thoughts today.
2013-08-07
396 reads
Separation of Duty
We want to ensure that the data we gather accurately reflects the state of some system or event. The analysis should decide how we interpret the data gathered. Neither should influence the other.
2013-08-06
120 reads
DEF CON SQL
An impromptu hacking session, in response to an inexplicably-changed password, reminds Rodney Landrum of some valuable lessons for every DBA.
2013-08-05
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2013-08-05
192 reads
The School Year
This Friday Steve Jones looks forward to the rest of the year. It's almost time for school and do you have plans? Should you be making some plans?
2013-08-02
101 reads
The Human Touch
Humans are often the weakest links in any computer process, but we do need human input. Steve Jones talks about a few issues, and how we should be changing our workflow to reduce issues.
2013-08-01
121 reads
Flying high on the Big Data hot-air
Today Phil Factor talks about Big Data, and all the hype that's in the news.
2013-07-30
269 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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SQL Art: I Made a Christmas Card In SSMS
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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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