Presenting with a Mac
My name is Brian Kelley and I used to be a PC bigot. That was back in 1989. I was...
2011-03-31
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Databases – Infrastructure – Security
Improving Meetings
Most folks I know hate meetings. They especially hate meetings about meetings. Recently I was working with a developer who...
2011-03-30
2,096 reads
On Leadership - Lead from the Front
This topic actually came up at SQL Saturday #70 - Columbia, SC. I spent the first 15 years of my life...
2011-03-29
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Tip on Speaking (and Writing) Well – The Key Idea
Cross-posted from the Goal Keeping DBA blog:
In the September 2010 issue of Toastmaster magazine there’s a great article by Chris...
2011-03-28
1,275 reads
Next Up: SQL Connections!
SQL Saturday #70 is officially in the books. There's some administrative stuff: I will do a blog post about lessons...
2011-03-21
778 reads
SQL Saturday #70 - Tomorrow will be here soon!
We are in the final stages of prepping for SQL Saturday #70, here in Columbia, SC. We have right around...
2011-03-18
723 reads
Beginner Sessions at SQL Saturday #70 - Columbia, SC
A very good question was asked about the SQL Saturday #70 session track, and that's "What courses are best suited...
2011-03-15
855 reads
SQL Server Connectivity Issues with Named Instances
This came up on Twitter last night and if you're not very strong on networking, this can be really confusing....
2011-03-10
13,396 reads
[OFF-TOPIC] Make a difference
I follow the blog of Johnny Long (twitter) from time-to-time, especially as he chronicled his work in Uganda. I know...
2011-03-09
804 reads
Selecting Speakers for SQL Saturday #70
The Call for Speakers for SQL Saturday #70 - Columbia, SC, ended on February 17, 2011. We wanted to put the...
2011-02-25
1,650 reads
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
Fixing the Error
On SQL Server 2025, I have a database that has this collation: SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS. I decide I want to run this code:
SELECT UNISTR('*3041*308A*304C*3068 and good night', '*') AS 'A Classic';
I get this error:Msg 9844, Level 16, State 4, Line 24 The char/varchar input type uses an unsupported collation. Only a UTF8 collation is supported with char/varchar input type in UNISTR function.What is the easiest way to fix this error? See possible answers