SQL Server Advanced Aggregations Part 3 GROUPING/GROUPING_ID
This post is part 3 of a 3 part series…
Part 1 Grouping SetsPart 2 ROLLUP and CUBEPart 3 GROUPING and...
2018-05-01
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State of the Cloud Database: April 2018
It’s an exciting time to be a database professional. The technology is advancing quickly, large datasets are easier to handle...
2018-05-01 (first published: 2018-04-25)
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Version Update, Code Signing and publishing to the PowerShell Gallery with VSTS
At the fabulous PowerShell Conference EU I presented about Continuous Delivery to the PowerShell Gallery with VSTS and explained how...
2018-05-01
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A Perfect Solution to Resolve SQL Server Error 211
SQL Server Schema is basically a collection of SQL Objects that includes the tables, related columns, its entries, or other components. Due to this, it becomes easy for a...
2018-04-30
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A Perfect Solution to Resolve SQL Server Error 211
SQL Server Schema is basically a collection of SQL Objects that includes the tables, related columns, its entries, or other...
2018-04-30
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Bring Your Own Key to Azure SQL Database TDE
I have previously written about using Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) with Azure Key Vaule as a great way to store...
2018-04-30 (first published: 2018-04-19)
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Finding Untrusted Foreign Keys and Constraints
In the previous blog, we discussed the Foreign Keys Constraints and how the CHECK Constraints are useful to verify the...
2018-04-30 (first published: 2018-04-19)
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Guide for Setting up Telegraf to Monitor InfluxDB
Problem
If you been reading this series you are used to looking at Windows and SQL Server but who knows what...
2018-04-30
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Guide for Setting up Telegraf to Monitor InfluxDB
Problem
If you been reading this series you are used to looking at Windows and SQL Server but who knows what...
2018-04-30
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Security: Create and view Audit Logs
It is important to have a secure environment, enforcing the least privilege principle in your servers and databases, but this...
2018-04-30
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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