Dear SQL DBA: Everything I Never Wanted to Know About Collation
I'm not an expert on collation in SQL Server, but there are a few important facts which I've had to learn the hard way. In this episode I share the basics, along with helpful resources to learn more.
One small localization correction: the default collation on a SQL Server install will be "the oldest available version that's associated with each specific locale." So if your Windows installation has a different localization than mine (which are generally English USA), then you'll see a different default collation -- but it still won't be the recommended collation for new development.
Resources from the video...
Questions About SQL Server Collations You Were Too Shy to Ask, by Robert Sheldon - https://www.red-gate.com/simple-talk/...
Collation and Unicode Support - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/...