Spotlight on SQL Server - Raul Garcia
Our spotlight series is bringing you a look at the people behind the software at Microsoft and this time we delve into security a little as we get to know Raul Garcia.
2006-07-06
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Articles
SQL Server 2005's Undocumented Solution for Unattended Installs
Automating installations with SQL Server 2000 is easy because it creates a setup.iss file that you can use as input, but Microsoft removed this feature from SQL Server 2005. Learn an undocumented SQL Server 2005 feature that provides similar functionality to setup.iss.
2006-07-06
1,777 reads
SQL Server and .NET training and career development part 3
Software developers constantly need to learn about new technologies, products and methodologies. Think about what sort of programming you were doing 5 or 10 years ago. If you have been developing software that long, you will, no doubt, be working on very different systems now than you were then.
2006-07-05
2,472 reads
Analyzing Disk Capacity for SQL Server
Ensuring that your disk subsystem performs well and does not run out of space is a balancing act that many DBAs learn over time through trial and "out of space" errors. New author Arindam Banerjee takes a look at some of the things to consider when capacity planning.
2006-07-04
15,939 reads
Report Visual Studio Team System Load Test Results Via A Configurable
This article adds some handy reporting capabilities to the new load testing tool in Visual Studio 2005 Team System.
2006-07-04
1,459 reads
Do You Need a Data Warehouse?
Building a data warehouse is a complicated topic and a hot topic now. Many companies embark upon these projects without understanding what they really need. New author Janet Chan takes a look at some of the things you need to consider before embarking on a project such as this.
2006-07-03
11,117 reads
Announcing the Upgrade Your Game Arcade Machine Sweepstakes
Enter to win a Ms Pacman/Galaga arcade machine when you download and register a free version of Microsoft Visual Studio Express Editions (free learning resources included).
2006-07-03
1,647 reads
Exploring NewSequentialID() in SQL Server 2005
The benefits and drawbacks of GUIDs as primary keys are generally known. Despite the drawbacks, some people use them to fulfill specific business requirements (the IDs are unique across multiple servers).
2006-06-30
2,858 reads
SQL Server MVP Simon Sabin
Over the last year we've taken a look at a number of people influential in the SQL Server community. This time Steve Jones spent a little time interviewing MVP and regular blogger Simon Sabin.
2006-06-29
5,047 reads
Physical Database Storage
This article provides a guide for physical storage design and gives recommendations and trade-offs for physical hardware design and file architecture.
2006-06-29
3,858 reads
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Missing the Jaro Winkler Distance
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Question of the Day
Missing the Jaro Winkler Distance
I upgraded a SQL Server 2019 instance to SQL Server 2025. I wanted to test the fuzzy string search functions. I run this code:
SELECT JARO_WINKLER_DISTANCE('tim', 'tom')
I get this error message:Msg 195, Level 15, State 10, Line 1 'JARO_WINKLER_DISTANCE' is not a recognized built-in function name.What is wrong? See possible answers