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What is the Best Value for Fill Factor in SQL Server
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The below script will build a csv file for import of the servers Power Plan Setting.
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Solving the Target Principal Name is Incorrect
One small point to note when we receive the below error while connecting SQL server: The target principal name is incorrect. Cannot generate sspi context
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UNISTR Escape
In SQL Server 2025, I run this command:
SELECT UNISTR('*3041*308A*304C\3068 and good night', '*') as "A Classic";
What is returned? (assume the database has an appropriate collation)
A: 
B: 
C: 
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