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Quick Tip: Replacing non-UTF-8 Characters

James Knicely, Vertica Field Chief Technologist
July 16, 2021

Vertica database servers expect to receive all data in UTF-8 and Vertica outputs all data in UTF-8. However, you can load or insert data into Vertica that is non UTF-8, but you'll want to clean it up. I used to recommend the REGEXP_REPLACE function for that task, but now there is a better way! Vertica...
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Quick Tip: MC Adds a New Feedback Button

James Knicely, Vertica Field Chief Technologist
July 15, 2021

Do you love Vertica and want to let us know, or want to provide some constructive criticism? Well, now you can easily do that. Starting in Vertica 10.1.x, Management Console added a new Feedback Button which lets you submit a star rating and free-text comments to Vertica. The button displays vertically at the bottom-right of...