On my way to DevTeach in Vancouver
Just stepping out the door on on my way to the DevTeach / SQL Teach conference in Vancouver, BC, Canada. The...
2012-05-28
969 reads
pturley
SQL Server 2012 Upgrade Technical Guide is available
The SQL Server 2012 upgrade white paper is now available from Microsoft. I’m proud to have made a contribution and...
2012-05-18
1,712 reads
SSRS or a Custom Web Form – Pros & Cons
In response to a post I made on an unrelated topic, a reader said "I’m not really a fan of...
2012-03-03
995 reads
SQL Saturday 108 in Redmond was a great success
Thanks to the organizers and volunteers for making SQL Saturday #108 an overwhelming success. I’m just wrapping up the day...
2012-02-26
736 reads
Show Us Your Coolest SSRS Reports
I’ll show you mine if you show me yours. Over the past nine years or so, I have showcased many...
2012-02-21
915 reads
SQL Server 2012 RC0 and beyond
Since the stable and mainly feature-complete versions of SQL Server 2012 have been available, I have been heads-down on multiple...
2011-12-25
741 reads
Latest post from Bill Gates featuring Hans Rosling’s animated bubble graphs
I just caught a tweet from Bill Gates with yet another fascinating presentation from Hans Rosling on the Gates Notes...
2011-11-02
782 reads
Creating a Table Report with Dynamic Columns
Over time, similar reports may be designed from variations of common queries and datasets. Creating one report to meet all...
2011-10-30
2,745 reads
Best PASS Summit Ever (so far)
I have to admit that the 2011 PASS Summit was such an amazing experience and there was so much to...
2011-10-20
689 reads
SolidQ Announces BI Center of Excellence
Carl Rabeler, SharePoint and SQL BI Expert Formerly With Microsoft SQLCAT, Rejoins SolidQ as Director of the Business Intelligence Center...
2011-10-20
898 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...
Forums
Why the following cmds in sequence do not work
I need to delete rows from both the temporal main and history tables. The...
When SQL Server Central Went Down
Comments posted to this topic are about the item When SQL Server Central Went...
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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