The Encryption Primer
SQL Server has a number of encryption features that allow you to better secure your data. This session will examine...
2012-03-28
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Blog Posts
TinyInt problem in SSAS
If you have a source table that has a Tinyint primary key column defined as IDENTITY and you create a...
2012-03-28
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Transforming Event Log Data
Several months ago I described a solution for Delegated SQL Server Administration with Powershell. In the solution, the SqlProxy module...
2012-03-28 (first published: 2012-03-23)
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Unstructured Data in SQL Server
More and more of our data does not fit neatly into a structured, relational model of rows and columns of...
2012-03-28
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Why I am excited about SQL Server 2012 (Part 2)
Earlier this month I published a blog entry on this same subject. In honor of the local Minneapolis launch event,...
2012-03-28
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Exporting data to CSV file using SQLCMD/BCP
When it comes to exporting data there are different options available in SQL Server, such as SQL Server Integration Services,...
2012-03-27
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FILESTREAM and Snapshot Isolation Mode in SQL 2008
FILESTREAM and Snapshot Isolation mode are incompatible in SQL 2008.
In SQL 2008 R2 however...
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms173763.aspx
In SQL Server 2008 R2, snapshot...
2012-03-27 (first published: 2012-03-20)
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Inserting UniCode / Special characters in tables
Consider the situation where one needs to store multilingual data / Special characters into a table. For example Chinese characters or...
2012-03-27
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Powershell – Adding accounts to Local Security Policy
One of the challenges I’ve had over the years is figuring out a way to add the SQL Service accounts...
2012-03-27
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SQL in the City: Free SQL Server Event in London
Red Gate Software has announced “SQL in the City: London,” to be held on Friday, July 13, 2012, at the...
2012-03-27 (first published: 2012-03-19)
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Blogs
RANK() vs DENSE_RANK(): #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I haven’t done one of these in awhile, but I saw an article recently...
Using CAT for Testing of Data Agents
In last months one of the scenarios where you can use AI has been...
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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