Five Facts about the SQL Server Resource Database
In this article we cover interesting facts about the hidden resource database in SQL Server and how this is used by SQL Server.
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Five facts about the SQL Server Model Database
In this article we cover interesting facts about the SQL Server model database and how new databases inherit properties from the model database.
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Five facts about the SQL Server Tempdb Database
In this article we cover some interesting facts about the SQL Server TempDB database that could be useful to know.
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How to Move System Databases to a New Physical Directory
What is the easiest way to move SQL Server system databases. Let me walk you through it!
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The Decoded Value
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned from this code:
DECLARE @message VARCHAR(50) = 'Hello SQL Server 2025!'; DECLARE @encoded VARCHAR(MAX); SET @encoded = BASE64_ENCODE(CAST(@message AS VARBINARY(1000))); SELECT BASE64_DECODE(@encoded)See possible answers