SQLBif Gets A Job - SQLCommunity Redeemed...
Back in May, I had a conversation with a sql friend in the community, and well, my friend (who I...
2012-06-26
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Blog Posts
Want to lose #20PoundsBeforeTheSummit? Join the #GetHawt competition!
We here in the IT community are clearly concerned about our weight. More specifically, we’re concerned about our weight going...
2012-06-26
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X-XMLA: v. Creating XMLA Script from Visual Studio and Deploy the Database
This will be the easiest entry in this series. This is a reblog of an article I wrote last year....
2012-06-26
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Almost an MCSA
I took four beta tests earlier this year for SQL Server 2012. I had debated writing another book, and I’ve...
2012-06-25
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And the results are in…..SQL Server 2012 beta exams
Well after being a bit late in trying to book the beta exams I managed to get three of the...
2012-06-25
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Goals – The end of one year, start of another
Just about a year ago, I talked about the importance of setting goals for yourself, both personally and professionally, making...
2012-06-25
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How to use a multidimensional cube with Power View
The requirements for Power View state that it can only use tabular models as data sources. So if you want to...
2012-06-25
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I’m speaking at the PASS Summit 2012
The PASS Summit 2012 schedule has been released, and I’m proud to announce that I’ve been selected to present a...
2012-06-25
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It’s that time of year…..Exceptional DBA Awards 2012
Being a 2011 finalist I felt I should try and rally all those who truly are exceptional to get their...
2012-06-25
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Join me at the PASS Summit
It seems just yesterday that we were all in Seattle together, getting a crash course in what’s new and exciting...
2012-06-25
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Blogs
Presenting with Visual Studio Code
A while back I wrote a quick post on setting up key mappings in...
Advice I Like: In 100 Years
By Steve Jones
In 100 years a lot of what we take to be true now will...
dataMinds Saturday 2026 – Slides
At Saturday the 21st of February I’m presenting an introduction to dimensional modelling at...
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AllocationType as ROW_OVERFLOW_DATA
Hello, I inherited a number of tables with like 20-30 column using nvarchar(256) in...
is it true we cant debug c# scripts in ssis anymore under vs
Hi, i'm running vs2022. I'm trying out a c# script that i'd like to...
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