SQL Server A to Z – Waits
In the world of SQL Server, a process is either running, runnable, or waiting. A running process is, obviously, running;...
2011-11-28
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In the world of SQL Server, a process is either running, runnable, or waiting. A running process is, obviously, running;...
2011-11-28
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If your environment is anything like mine, backups are usually not allocated the speediest disk. Generally speaking, those disks are...
2011-11-22
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Happy Wednesday folks! Hope everyone’s having a great week. This episode of SQL Server A to Z is brought to...
2011-11-16
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When I was a kid, my mom had an old cookie-tin in which she kept her sewing supplies. On the...
2011-11-10
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The alphabet is quickly winding down (so sad). We’re up to the letter U and that stands for User-defined functions.
What...
2011-11-07
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Ever felt like trying your hand at writing? November is National Novel Writing Month (or NaNoWriMo for our savvy readers). ...
2011-11-04
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Well, I finally got the feedback from my SQL Audit presentation last month, and I’m very pleased. Ok, more than...
2011-11-03
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Yes, I know you just got back from the 2011 Summit. Kinda like I just got back from vacation. But...
2011-10-31
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By Steve Jones
If someone is trying to convince you it’s not a pyramid scheme, it’s a...
By Steve Jones
I was looking back at my year and decided to see if SQL Prompt...
In the era of cloud-native applications, Kubernetes has become the default standard platform for...
Hi experts, I have a 3+ TB database on a 2019 sql server which...
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The North Star for the...
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Multiple Escape Characters
In SQL Server 2025, I run this code (in a database with the appropriate collation):
SELECT UNISTR('%*3041%*308A%*304C%*3068 and good night', '%*') AS 'A Classic';
What is returned? See possible answers