This is part of a few memories from the founders of SQL Server Central, celebrating 25 years of operation this month. When we started SQL Server Central, our goal was to build a great resource that helped other people advance in their careers and also made some money. Our decisions in building the site were […]
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We need to find out how many times certain strings appear in a column. We’ve used the LEN and REPLACE functions for years, but recently heard about REGEXP_COUNT and want to evaluate it, since we plan to upgrade to SQL Server 2025. How can we test this new feature?
In this article we do a comparative analysis of the distance covered by two athletes during a race using the data of their GPX files.
There have many many times when a company or individual has thought that DBAs aren't needed. Steve doesn't think that has ever been true, nor will it be anytime soon.
An experienced exam writer explains common misconceptions about Microsoft certification exams, question design, preparation, and real-world expectations.
There is a temptation, especially in technology, to mistake momentum for maturity.
This is part of a look back at the history of SQL Server Central as a part of our 25-year celebration in Feb 2026. "They want how much?" That was a question I got from Andy one afternoon as we discussed how we were going to manage the growth of SQL Server Central. I had […]
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When thinking of the Identity property for auto incrementing columns and sequences for the same action, which can be used with the BIGINT data type?
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