Database Drops in SQL 2012
In the previous article on this topic (which can be read here), I discussed the problem of having a database get...
2015-07-06 (first published: 2015-07-01)
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Jason Brimhall
New Extended Events for 2016
As we begin to get a grasp of all that is available with SQL Server 2016 and all of the...
2015-07-06
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New Extended Events for 2016
As we begin to get a grasp of all that is available with SQL Server 2016 and all of the new features, it is a great idea to see...
2015-07-06
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Database Drops in SQL 2012
In the previous article on this topic (which can be read here), I discussed the problem of having a database get dropped and the need to find out who dropped...
2015-07-01
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Adventures with NOLOCK
Some of the beauty of being a database professional is the opportunity to deal with our friend NOLOCK. For one reason...
2015-06-25 (first published: 2015-06-15)
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SQL Cruise Mediterranean+
This is a post that is looooong overdue. I have intended to write some of this at least since the...
2015-06-24
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SQL Cruise Mediterranean+
This is a post that is looooong overdue. I have intended to write some of this at least since the first SQL Cruise I attended back in 2013 (in...
2015-06-24
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Reading Extended Event File Session Data
Using Extended Events to trap/trace information allows the trapping of that information to various targets. One of the targets I will frequently tell people to use is the file target....
2015-06-21
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Reading Extended Event File Session Data
Using Extended Events to trap/trace information allows the trapping of that information to various targets. One of the targets I will...
2015-06-21
1,576 reads
Extended Events, Birkenstocks and SQL Server
I bring you yet another installment in the monthly meme called T-SQL Tuesday. This is the 67th edition, and this...
2015-06-18 (first published: 2015-06-10)
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Presenting with Visual Studio Code
A while back I wrote a quick post on setting up key mappings in...
Advice I Like: In 100 Years
By Steve Jones
In 100 years a lot of what we take to be true now will...
dataMinds Saturday 2026 – Slides
At Saturday the 21st of February I’m presenting an introduction to dimensional modelling at...
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AllocationType as ROW_OVERFLOW_DATA
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is it true we cant debug c# scripts in ssis anymore under vs
Hi, i'm running vs2022. I'm trying out a c# script that i'd like to...
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