When we talk about snapshots of SQL Server there are two types, application consistent snapshots and crash consistent snapshots. Application consistent snapshots require freezing IO on a database allowing...
2023-02-08 (first published: 2023-01-25)
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Today’s coping tip is to go to bed in good time and allow yourself to recharge. I need this reminder. Lately I’ve struggled to sleep well, through the night,...
2023-02-07
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Next week I’m heading to the Lowry Conference Center in Denver for the RMOUG Training Days. The Rocky Mountain Oracle User Group has put this on for years, and...
2023-02-07
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Today’s coping tip is to get back in contact with an old friend. This is something I don’t do too often, but I have done a few times. I’ve...
2023-02-06
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I wrote a blog post a few months ago about the tools I use on my jumpbox you can read here. Since then, I have
The post Script to Install...
2023-02-06 (first published: 2023-01-24)
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Hello Dear Reader! After a weekend with a lot of activities, it was a down week here at Casa Balls. Woke up and walked a lot. I'm still not...
2023-02-06
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I had to do this for a client the other day, and I realized I hadn’t blogged about it. Let’s say you need to include data in a Power...
2023-02-06 (first published: 2023-01-24)
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Today’s coping tip is to ask other people about things they’ve enjoyed recently I asked the question on Twitter and on Facebook, looking for interesting responses from friends. The...
2023-02-03
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Part 2 of 2. This blog post is co-authored by Ajayi Anwansedo, PhD and William Assaf, who met and worked together at The Futures Fund, a STEM non-profit which offers introductory coding and...
2023-02-03 (first published: 2023-01-23)
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I’ve had a goal to redo my demo environments and get them set up to work for a variety of customers in different places. I decided to do this...
2023-02-03 (first published: 2023-01-23)
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By ChrisJenkins
Do you spend so long manipulating your data into something vaguely useful that you...
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
Forgive me for the title. Mentally I’m 12. When I started my current day...
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In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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