Where in the world are Jen and Sean?
Updated with more SQL Saturdays! Well hi there, folks. A month slips by so very fast. Here is your January...
2016-01-28
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Jen McCown
Fun with Operator Precedence
Let’s have some fun with operator precedence today. Specifically, logical operator precedence. Specifically, how is it evaluated when your where clause...
2016-01-06 (first published: 2015-12-31)
2,814 reads
Issues and opinions on the PASS anti-harassment policy (#sqlpass)
PASS just published an anti-harassment policy reminder, quickly followed by a blog by Wendy Pastrick (about a bad experience at last...
2015-11-25
944 reads
A Data Age proclamation
Twice in two days now, I’ve gotten in discussions with people about the state of data usage…the idea that we have...
2015-11-12
697 reads
Improved #MinionBackup and #MinionReindex – new versions!
We released Minion Backup 1.1 and Minion Reindex 1.2 this week! We’ve got a some great new features, and a number of bug fixes....
2015-10-23
667 reads
Attending PASS Summit? Take a great Tuesday precon!
We’re just two weeks away from the PASS Summit in Seattle, and there is most definitely still time to get...
2015-10-12
608 reads
You DO have outstanding, free backup and maintenance, right?
It’s entirely possible that you’ve heard us talk about our supercharged, free backup and index maintenance solutions on Twitter, or on...
2015-10-07
662 reads
Today at 12pm Central: #MinionEnterprise Talk – Backup Management!
Register here. In our monthly series about Minion Enterprise – the new SQL Server management solution – Sean and Jen will show you how...
2015-10-06
641 reads
PASS Summit 2015: Recommendations and Invitations (#sqlpass #Summit15)
The last week of October, we’ll be at the PASS Summit in Seattle, WA. As some of you already know – and as I...
2015-09-28 (first published: 2015-09-09)
1,261 reads
SQL Saturday San Diego tomorrow! (September 18)
This weekend we’re going to hit SQL Saturday San Diego for the first time ever! We are the excited. Come and...
2015-09-18
808 reads
Blogs
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
By Steve Jones
I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
PowerPoint to HTML with Claude AI
By Steve Jones
I had an idea for an animated view of a sales tool, and started...
Don’t Miss Out – SQL Server Query Tuning Fundamentals Starts Next Monday!
Next Monday, February 9, 2026, my one-day live online training SQL Server Query Tuning...
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The String Distance I
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Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('tim', 'tom')
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