Azure Data Studio and Version Control
This article examines how you can use Azure Data Studio with your git Version Control System.
Gathering Data Through Life
Every once in a while, I find a list of places posted on the Internet with a "how many have you visited?" question attached. This might be US states, countries, cities, or even attractions. I love traveling with my wife and having new experiences, and as we've gotten older, we value the experiences more than […]
Finding deeper insights with Topic Modeling
Topic modeling can be used to find more detailed insights into text than a word cloud can provide. Sanil Mhatre walks you through an example using Python.
Webinar | Gain the competitive edge with a monitoring tool
Robust database monitoring is at the heart of ensuring business continuity, customer satisfaction and protected revenue, and this webinar with Chris Yates, Senior Vice President, Managing Director of Data and Architecture at Republic Bank, will clearly demonstrate why.
7 DB Forge SQL Studio Features Discovered in Less Than 2 Hours
dbForge SQL Studio gives you a few advantages over SSMS. See what Kenneth discovered during his first use of the tool.
Migrating a Large Database
Large database upgrades are stressful, but a little planning and practice can help things go smooth.
SQL Server Crib Sheet Compendium
As a developer, DBA or manager, you may not really want to know all about XML, replication or Reporting Services, but if your next project uses one or more of these technologies heavily then the best place to start is with the 'jungle roof' view of each topic that this Crib Sheet compendium provides.
Continuous Data Protection with SQL Data Catalog 2.0 and Data Masking
SQL Data Catalog 2.0 provides a simple, policy-driven approach to data protection, through data masking. It can now automatically generate the static masking sets that Data Masker will use to protect your entire database, directly from the data classification metadata held within the catalog.
Why your PL/SQL needs to be testable – and how to do it: Part 1
Part 1: What is testable code, why is it important, and first glimpses on practices that can help
The Best of SQLServerCentral, Vol.7
The seventh volume in this collection brings you a compilation of the best articles we've seen over the past year, from over 50 authors.
Blogs
Using Prompt AI for a Travel Data Analysis
By Steve Jones
I was looking back at my year and decided to see if SQL Prompt...
FinOps for Kubernetes: Leveraging OpenCost, KubeGreen, and Kubecost for Cost Efficiency
In the era of cloud-native applications, Kubernetes has become the default standard platform for...
2025 Wrapped for Steve
By Steve Jones
I’ve often done some analysis of my year in different ways. Last year I...
Forums
The North Star for the Year
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Multiple Escape Characters
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reaching ftp thru winscp but erroring in ssis ftp task connection
Hi, below i show various results trying to reach our ftp site (a globalscape...
Question of the Day
Multiple Escape Characters
In SQL Server 2025, I run this code (in a database with the appropriate collation):
SELECT UNISTR('%*3041%*308A%*304C%*3068 and good night', '%*') AS 'A Classic';
What is returned? See possible answers