Comparing strings has always been hard when we don't have great data quality. If we need exact matches, SQL Server works great. However, we often expect users to enter values without typos and know what values they want to find. Or at least know part of the string. However, matching with wildcards or partial strings […]
2026-01-16
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Learn how attackers can exploit SQL Server replication cleanup jobs to escalate privileges from db_owner to sysadmin
2026-01-16
In this next article on the Fabric Modern Data Platform, we use the Polars library in Python to improve our data engineering.
2026-01-14
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Power BI Desktop is Microsoft’s platform for analytics and visualization. The product has been around for over ten years, making it a mature feature-rich choice for business intelligence reporting and actionable insights. How do you get started downloading, installing, and configuring Power BI desktop?
2026-01-14
This is a list of the builds for SQL Server 2025. There are other build lists available here. A list of all the builds that I can find and install on my Build VM. If you find a build not listed here, please let the webmaster know (webmaster at sqlservercentral.com). All builds are listed in reverse […]
2026-01-13 (first published: 2025-11-24)
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Learn how we can search text values in SQL Server 2025 using the new AI capabilities.
2026-01-12
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Learn why SQL Server shows ‘Invalid object name’ errors and how to fix them.
2026-01-12
Learn about these new binary encoding and decoding functions in SQL Server 2025.
2026-01-09
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Random number generation is vital in computer science, supporting fields like optimization, simulation, robotics, and gaming. The quality, speed, and sometimes security of the generator can directly affect an algorithm’s correctness, performance, and competitiveness. In Python, random number generation is well-supported and widely used. In this article, we will look how to we can use SQL to do this.
2026-01-09
In this article, I wanted to discuss the PowerShell (PoSh) pipeline, which was confusing to me at first and took some time to get used to working with. I had used one in Linux before, but the PoSh one is more powerful, but also slightly different. Hopefully I can demystify some of the concepts for […]
2026-01-07 (first published: 2020-12-31)
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I run this code to create a table:
When I check the length, I get these results:
A table name is limited to 128 characters. How does this work?