Changing Course On Learning
With all the new stuff on the Microsoft Data Platform, it’s really hard to keep up with it all. I had...
2015-12-03
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The Scary DBA
It’s Not Too Late
You know you want to go on the SQL Cruise. You can. You just have to convince the boss that...
2015-12-01
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Speaker of the Month for November 2015
A great benefit that I get with my job is that I get to travel all over the place to...
2015-11-05
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PASS Summit 2015: Wrap-up
WHOOP!
Another PASS Summit is complete. This one was amazing. It’s my first time ever as a member of the Board...
2015-11-02
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PASS Summit 2015: So Far
It’s Kilt Day!
I want to give a quick assessment on how the Summit has been for me so far. Monday,...
2015-10-29
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Talk to Me at PASS Summit
If you’re going to PASS and you want to have a chat, I want to talk to you. If it’s...
2015-10-23
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ZOOMIT!
Guilty.
I’m at least one of the people who yelled Zoomit during a keynote at PASS Summit.
I want to take a moment...
2015-10-22
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Statistics for the New Data Pro
Next week at the PASS Summit I’ll be presenting a session called Statistics for the New Data Pro.
You can read...
2015-10-20
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Getting Started With DocumentDB
I’ve put this off for too long. It’s time to get my feet wet with some new tech.
Step 1 is...
2015-10-14
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Argenis Without Borders: Fun For a Good Cause
This is the second year of Argenis Without Borders and the second year that I’m taking part. Last year we...
2015-10-12
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Blogs
Post-quantum key exchange – Insurance policy for your packets
AWS recently added support for Post-Quantum Key Exchange for TLS in Application Load Balancer...
Plan your 2026
By Brian Kelley
If you don't have a plan, you'll accomplish it. That's not a good thing.
Another Change
By Steve Jones
Today Redgate announced that we are partnering with Bregal Sagemount, a growth-focused private equity...
Forums
Where Your Value Separates You from Others
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Fixing the Error
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T-SQL in SQL Server 2025: Encoding Functions
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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