Overview PostgreSQL is a free and general purpose open source object-relational database system that uses and extends the SQL language while Hibernate is probably the most popular ORM tool. If you are not familiar with PostgreSQL then I suggest you to go through this link below before going ahead in this article. This article is […]
Compare the schemas of two SQL Server databases using SQL Compare command line then quickly produce a diff report showing you immediately which tables, views and functions have changed.
This article will demonstrate how to migrate via JSON, key-value pairs from a Python dictionary object to a SQL Server table.
A frustrating time importing CSV files leads Steve to test the different options.
Steve notes that his employer is re-evaluating their build and release process, in a true DevOps fashion to improve the way they build software.
The ability to scale up and down without maintaining extra hardware is one of the best cloud computing features. In this article, Mahendran Purushothaman explains autoscaling in Microsoft Azure.
The insurance sector has seen a marked rise in mergers and acquisitions over the past 12 months, and although these can be an excellent way to leap beyond organic growth, M&As can result in challenges with technology. In this blog, COEO's James Boother provides some tips on how, with good planning, technologies can be a real advantage in your next acquisition.
Introduction Power BI is a collection of software services, apps, and connectors working together. It helps to connect different data sources and get visually immersive and interactive insights from the data. Power BI creates powerful reports to be shared with others, as required. Data may be connected from different sources including files, databases, Azure services, […]
Building software in an enterprise is hard, and often, large organizations don't quite know how to do it.
The Best of Summit 2020 series is now live! This curated series features a selection of the most-viewed content from PASS Virtual Summit 2020 to help you find relevant data platform training related to this year’s conference tracks. Best of Summit 2020 includes sessions from some of the top speakers in the data industry including Erin Stellato, Andy Yun, Melissa Coates, Pinal Dave, Hamish Watson, and many others.
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I have this code in SQL Server 2025. What is the result?
DECLARE @message VARCHAR(50) = 'Hello SQL Server 2025!'; DECLARE @encoded VARCHAR(MAX); SET @encoded = BASE64_ENCODE(@message); SELECT @encoded AS EncodedResult;See possible answers