Is it possible to compare rows for similar data in SQL server

Question

Is it possible to compare rows for similar data in SQL Server? I have a company name column in a table where company names could be somewhat similar. Here is an example of t

Answer 1

SSIS/Data Tools has a Fuzzy Grouping transformation that is very helpful in situations like this. It doesn't actually group your data, rather it gives you similarity scores that you can use to determine when items should be grouped together.

Plenty of tutorials out there, here's one: The Fuzzy Grouping Transformation