What's Happening Here?
A look at what's happening with the SQLServerCentral servers based on the public information exposed by SQL Monitor.
Denormalization in SQL Server for Fun and Profit
Normalization is standard practice in database design, however, an over-normalized database can have issues. This article examines the case for denormalization.
SQLRally Call for Speakers Closes December 15, 2010
The call for speakers is open through December 15, 2010, and I hope many of you will take the chance...
Costing Cool Projects
Can you accurately determine the cost or benefit of a new, cool project up front? Steve Jones thinks not, but coming up with new projects can be a way to set yourself apart from others.
24HOP Needs Women!
“Next 24 Hours of PASS on March 15-16 2011, celebrating Women’s History Month with 24 female speakers!”
Thus goes the announcement on...
Getting Started with Maps in SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services
I noticed a new feature in SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services that allows you to render maps in your reports. Can you provide some details on this new feature and can I take advantage of it even though don't have any spatial columns in my data warehouse?
What happens when a query is submitted?
I know, We cant cover life span of query in short. here is my another try to list some high level information...
Early December 2010 Free Training from PASS Virtual Chapters
The Performance, DBA, and B/I Virtual Chapters of PASS are back with free training.
Elections
Steve Jones found a very fascinating way that might keep elections more secure, verifiable, and also more open.
Managing Data in the Cloud
Crunching data or having access to vast amounts of data is crucial for many applications.
Blogs
Flyway Tips: AI Deployment Script Descriptions
By Steve Jones
With the AI push being everywhere, Redgate is no exception. We’ve been getting requests,...
A New Word: Fawtle
By Steve Jones
fawtle – n. a weird little flaw built into your partner that somehow only...
Post-quantum key exchange – Insurance policy for your packets
AWS recently added support for Post-Quantum Key Exchange for TLS in Application Load Balancer...
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Question of the Day
Encoding URLs
I have this data in a table:
CREATE TABLE Response ( ResponseID INT NOT NULL CONSTRAINT ResponsePK PRIMARY KEY , ResponseVal VARBINARY(5000) ) GOIf I want to get a value from this table that I can add to a URL in a browser, which of these code items produces a result I can use? See possible answers