Big Data Downsides
Too much data, especially for some data analysis isn't good for diversity of any product domain.
2023-04-12
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Editorials
2023-04-10
319 reads
Keeping Things Running
Today and tomorrow, as I write this, the Green Country Hamfest will be running up in Claremore, OK. Tomorrow morning, I'll be there to check out the tables and maybe pick up some new radio gear. I'll also be volunteering to help run the doors. Largely it involves just checking to be sure people paid […]
2023-04-08
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What motivates you to do your best?
In today's guest editorial: the motivation to do our best must come from within.
2023-04-07 (first published: 2017-02-17)
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Information Schema Strangeness
An extra column in an information_schema view had Steve digging into standards.
2023-04-05
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Living With Broken Software
Steve has to use software that is broken, but it's OK. It actually works well enough.
2023-04-03
115 reads
Has SQL Server Performance Improved?
This week Steve found a question of whether SQL Server 2019 uses more CPU than 2016.
2023-04-01
712 reads
Building a Better Profile
Steve thinks building a brand is important in today's competitive world of job seekers.
2023-03-31
123 reads
Being Responsible for Data
There is an interesting court case on who is responsible for the data being posted on the Internet. Steve has a few thoughts today.
2023-03-29
270 reads
2023-03-27
313 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...
Forums
The Microsoft SQL Year in Review
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T-SQL in SQL Server 2025: The || Operator
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Your Value from a Conference
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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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