Using AI for Git Hooks

Recently I had someone internally ask about whether SQL Source Control supports Git Hooks. Since it was after UK work hours, I decided to run a quick test. One...

Monday Monitor Tips: SQL Auditing Preview

One of the features we advocates have been advocating for is a better way to track security changes in your SQL Server instances. The first slice of this work...

Tame Those Strings! Part 4 - Numeric Conversions

The fourth part of Steve Jones's series on programming and manipulating strings in T-SQL dealing with numeric conversions.

Tame Those Strings! Part 5 - Using STUFF

The fifth part of Steve Jones's series on programming and manipulating strings in T-SQL dealing with STUFF.

Tame Those Strings! Part 7 - Proper Casing Strings

Need to proper case names? Want a quick way to reformat a series of words? This article examines a SQL approach to quickly proper casing all words in a field.

25 Years of SQL Server Central

This month SQL Server Central turns 25.

Flyway Tips: AI Helps with Commit Messages

At Redgate, we’re experimenting with how AI can help developers and DBAs become better at their jobs. Everyone is asking for AI, as well as the ability to turn...

SQL Server 2022 Build List

This is a list of the builds for SQL Server 2022. 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 […]

SQL Server 2025 Build List

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 […]

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