Look Into Chocolatey
Just a suggestion, but I’d say you should look into Chocolatey. Let me explain why. Sabbatical For those who don’t know I was recently on a six-week sabbatical from...
2022-09-23 (first published: 2022-09-12)
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Blog Posts
Snowflake – Where is the explain/execution plan?
Whatever your database background is you will have heard of an execution / explain plan. Snowflake is no different. Coming from a MS SQL background I was used to...
2022-09-23
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Using Snowflake – Hands On
Now let’s start the process of creating a snowflake account in the Azure Cloud. You can sign up for a free trial from here – https://signup.snowflake.com/ I am going...
2022-09-23 (first published: 2022-07-26)
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Daily Coping 22 Sep 2022
Today’s coping tip is to ask a trusted friend to tell you what strengths they see in you. On one hand this would seem easy. On the other, it...
2022-09-22
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Power BI Tracker
Znáte ten pocit, kdy jste si přepsali nějakou složitější measure a rádi byste jí vrátili do stavu, jak vypadala před hodinou? Nebo kolega něco upravil ve vašem modelu, ale...
2022-09-22 (first published: 2022-09-21)
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Checking Database Compatability = #SQLNewBlogger
Recently I needed to check the compatibility level of a database and SSMS didn’t work. This is what I did in T-SQL.https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/t-sql/statements/alter-database-transact-sql-compatibility-level?view=sql-server-ver16 Another post for me that is simple...
2022-09-21
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Creating a SERVER ROLE created a LOGIN as well.
One of my co-workers came to me the other day and told me that they found their network id as ... Continue reading
2022-09-21 (first published: 2022-09-06)
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Daily Coping 21 Sep 2022
Today’s coping tip is to leave positive messages for yourself to see regularly. I could use post-its, or something else, but something that has worked well for me with...
2022-09-21
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Distributed Replay: The Little Engine That Almost Could
Honestly, sincerely, no kidding, I love Distributed Replay. Yes, I get it. Proof positive I’m an idiot. As we needed proof. To be a little fair to me, I...
2022-09-21 (first published: 2022-08-15)
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“Done in 7 minutes” -SQL Server 2019 Install
This blog comes to you from the home office after three days of caring for my sick six-year-old son. Yay for stomach bugs… Have you ever needed to install...
2022-09-20
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Blogs
Git forked
Forgive me for the title. Mentally I’m 12. When I started my current day...
Setting FK Constraints in Data Modeler
By Steve Jones
One of the things a customer asked recently about Redgate Data Modeler was how...
Webinar: Navigating the Database Landscape in 2026
By Steve Jones
For a number of years, we’ve produced the State of the Database Landscape report,...
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The String Distance I
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The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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