Alone Time
Working in a distributed team can be challenging, but working in an office can be just as difficult. Steve Jones talks a bit about time management today.
2008-12-10
171 reads
Editorials
Getting Close to Physical - Database Weekly (Nov 8, 2008)
The performance of virtual machines is getting closer and closer to that of physical machines with better software like Hyper-V.
2008-12-08
242 reads
Just Keep Going and Going and Going
The upgrade treadmill might hit you in ways that you didn't expect.
2008-12-04
133 reads
The Energizer Bunny
Energizer, one of the world's leading battery manufacturers, is looking to have Microsoft host much of their infrastructure.
2008-12-03
121 reads
2008-12-02
196 reads
The Full Potential of SQL 2000
Attending a conference and hearing about all the latest and greatest new features is a bit like spending holiday sampling exotic seafood and imbibing strange new cocktails. When you return, you're decidedly in the mood for a pie and a pint of beer.
2008-12-01
347 reads
The Wild Fringes of SQL Server Development
We can now clearly see two opposing trends in the way SQL Server is being used in applications. The dumb database brigade regards SQL Server as simply a 'data dump'. The 'database fanatics' think SQL Server on its own can meet the needs of all but the most demanding applications. Can these opposing trends be reconciled? Tony Davis would like to think so.
2008-12-01
225 reads
The Ebb and Flow of Community
Phil Factor talks a bit about the SQLServerCentral community and how we all get something different from it.
2008-11-28
110 reads
2008-11-27
90 reads
2008-11-26
96 reads
Blogs
Resetting on the AI hype train
By Brian Kelley
There's a great article from MIT Technology Review about resetting on the hype of...
A New Word: Etherness
By Steve Jones
etherness – n. the wistful feeling of looking around a gathering of loved ones,...
Vibe Coding a Login Tracking System
By Steve Jones
A customer was asking about tracking logins and logouts in Redgate Monitor. We don’t...
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Question of the Day
UNISTR Basics
What does this code return in SQL Server 2025+? (assume the database has an appropriate collation)
SELECT UNISTR('Hello 4E16754C') AS 'A Classic';
A: 
B: 
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