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How to Use SQL Server CHARINDEX() Function

Feb 27, 2025 By Victoria Collins In Devart
Developers often find it slow and difficult to search for specific parts of a string in SQL. Searching through large text can be time-consuming and make work more complicated. SQL Server CHARINDEX function helps by quickly finding the position of a SQL Server substring. This makes it easier and faster to work with text in SQL. In this guide, we’ll explain how CHARINDEX() works, highlight its uses, and walk you through a few simple examples to help you grasp it easily.
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PATINDEX() Function in SQL Server

Feb 27, 2025 By Dereck Mushingairi In Devart
Working with large datasets often involves searching for patterns buried deep in your data. Whether you’re validating entries, cleaning records, or identifying errors, pinpointing specific text within strings, these tasks can quickly become overwhelming without the right tools. That’s where the PATINDEX() function in SQL Server comes in, offering a powerful solution for locating patterns quickly and accurately.
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SQL Server GET DATE Function: Usage and Practical Applications

Feb 27, 2025 By Victoria Collins In Devart
The SQL Server GETDATE() function grabs the current date and time of the server down to the millisecond. This makes it perfect for general timestamping, logging events, and simple date/time math. But what about time zones or when you need a rock-solid, consistent timestamp? Is GETDATE() enough, or do you need something else, like CURRENT_TIMESTAMP? In this article, we’ll show you how and when to use GETDATE() in SQL.
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SQL DROP INDEX Statement With Syntax, Examples

Feb 27, 2025 By Victoria Collins In Devart
SQL Server DROP INDEX is a command you’ll find yourself using regularly as you manage and optimize your databases. Indexes are important for performance, but they’re not a “set it and forget it” kind of thing. Sometimes, an index becomes obsolete, redundant, or even detrimental. That’s when you need to know how to use the DROP INDEX SQL statement effectively.
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7 Best Tools to Compare Two SQL Server Databases - Free and Paid

Feb 27, 2025 By Dereck Mushingairi In Devart
As someone who’s worked with SQL Server databases, you know there’s no margin for error. A single discrepancy between environments can cascade into a failed deployment, broken workflows, or inaccurate reports. And let’s face it, manually comparing schemas and data isn’t just tedious; it’s risky. This is where industry-leading database comparison tools come to the rescue, turning a frustrating, time-consuming process into a smooth and efficient one.
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Data Types in SQL Server: A Complete Guide to Choosing and Using Them

Feb 27, 2025 By Victoria Collins In Devart
SQL Server data types are the foundation upon which your entire database structure rests. They define the kind of data you can store in each column, from simple integers and text strings to complex date/time values and binary data. Picking the right SQL data type means your data is stored efficiently, queries run fast, and your information stays accurate. Using an overly large data type wastes space and slows things down, while using a too small type risks data loss or errors.
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Best Data Integration Tools for 2025: Features, Pricing, and Use Cases

Feb 27, 2025 By Victoria Collins In Devart
Dealing with different data sources without efficient data integration tools turns valuable information into a liability. These solutions give you a unified view of your data, eliminating silos and ensuring data consistency, accuracy, and accessibility. But, where do you start? Navigating the 2025 data integration market, with the shift towards scalable cloud platforms, self-service integrations, and AI automation, can be tough.
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Four Shades of Progressive Delivery

Feb 27, 2025 By Dave Karow In Harness
Progressive Delivery strategies like Blue/Green deployments, canary releases, feature flag rollouts, and feature delivery platforms help teams release safely, limit risk, and accelerate learning. Each approach builds toward sustainable, high-velocity software delivery by minimizing downtime and maximizing feedback. Combining these methods enables faster innovation with greater confidence and control. Last week we walked The Path To Progressive Delivery. This week, we go deeper.
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Our New CLI: How and Why We Made It

Feb 27, 2025 By Lauren Barnes In MetricFire
We are happy to announce our latest project at MetricFire: a brand-new CLI tool! Get ready to start monitoring your systems in one step - no need to modify any configuration files manually. Just run a terminal command, follow the prompts, and forward your system metrics to Hosted Graphite in minutes. In this article, we’ll share an overview of the Hosted Graphite CLI, why we’re making it, and how we’re making it.
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Integrating Google SecOps with Bindplane February 2025

Feb 27, 2025 By ObservIQ In ObservIQ
Google SecOps (formerly Chronicle) is Google Cloud’s security operations platform (SIEM) that helps you detect, investigate, and respond to cybersecurity threats. Integrating Bindplane enables an easy way of standardizing how you efficiently collect, process, and forward security-relevant data to Google SecOps. In this live workshop you’ll get a hands-on demo of how to configure log collection with the Bindplane Distro for OpenTelemetry Collector, and best practices for data standardization using open standards and OpenTelemetry.
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