Jason Brimhall


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On the Tenth Day…

Silver and Gold have a way of really bringing the look and feel of the Christmas season. Silver and Gold also seem to represent something of greater value. We...

2012-12-22

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On the Ninth Day…

Creating a custom data collector can be very handy for a DBA.  Especially in times of troubleshooting.  These collectors are also quite useful for trending and analysis.  Consider this...

2012-12-21

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On the Eighth Day…

Today’s post is merely an illusion.  The illusion being that we have finally stopped talking about the msdb database.  I’ll explain about that later in this post. This should...

2012-12-20

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On the Sixth Day…

What better way to kick off the sixth day of pre-Christmas than with six slices of foie-gras?  No animals have been hurt in the making of this post! This...

2012-12-18

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A New Word: Dolorblindness

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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')
Assume preview features are enabled.

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