Replication Snapshot Errors Caused By Compatibility Level Setting
I ran across an interesting replication error recently that's worth sharing. It happened while using a distributor running SQL 2008,...
2009-07-22
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Kendal Van Dyke
SQL Quiz #4 - Leadership
Chris Shaw posts SQL quiz #4, I make an observation on Twitter about who gets tagged, Brent Ozar tags me...
2009-07-14
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The Best Thing I Learned At PASS
Note: I'm writing this as part of the "Best Thing I Learned At PASS" contest. Why? Because if I win...
2009-07-01
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See You In Seattle For PASS 2009!
Last Friday I got the official notice that I've been selected to present a community session at the 2009 PASS...
2009-06-15
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Speaking At Space Coast SQL Users Group On June 11
Just a quick note to mention that I'm speaking at the next Space Coast SQL Users Group on Thursday, June...
2009-06-09
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Inside A Datacenter
I spent the last 4 days in Denver helping my company move in a new datacenter and while I was...
2009-05-20
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SQL Saturday Jacksonville Recap
Note: I intended to post this last week but life\work\burnout and installing Windows 7 RC got in the way.
Another weekend,...
2009-05-12
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SQL Saturday Atlanta Recap
I had a great time at SQL Saturday Atlanta last weekend. I drove from Orlando to Atlanta on Friday with...
2009-04-29
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PASS Summit Sessions Submitted
It's official – I've submitted my abstracts for the 2009 PASS Summit and received my confirmation. Now I wait to see...
2009-04-24
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Register A Server More Than Once In SSMS
In yesterday's post about using SQL 2008 Express as a Central Management Server I mentioned that you can't register a...
2009-04-21
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Blogs
Advice I Like: Pyramid Schemes
By Steve Jones
If someone is trying to convince you it’s not a pyramid scheme, it’s a...
Using Prompt AI for a Travel Data Analysis
By Steve Jones
I was looking back at my year and decided to see if SQL Prompt...
FinOps for Kubernetes: Leveraging OpenCost, KubeGreen, and Kubecost for Cost Efficiency
In the era of cloud-native applications, Kubernetes has become the default standard platform for...
Forums
Database file shrink issue.
Hi experts, I have a 3+ TB database on a 2019 sql server which...
The North Star for the Year
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Multiple Escape Characters
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Question of the Day
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