SQL in the City: Free SQL Server Events in London and Los Angeles
Red Gate Software has announced two free, full-day SQL Server events, called “SQL in the City”. Both events will provide...
2011-04-01
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Blog Posts
SQL Saturday 63 Dallas: EPICITY
SQL Saturday 63 Dallas. Will. Be. Epic.
Here are my proofs:
The Schedule. Note the gelato breaks. It is impossible to get...
2011-04-01
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SQLSaturday#71 is only a day away! - Final Schedule....
Just a final note for all of you planning on attending tomorrow's SQL Saturday #71 event extravaganza up in Boston. The event...
2011-04-01
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SQLServerCentral.com Track at Orlando SQL Server Connections
This past week, about 1,200 developers, IT professionals, and DBAs spent three days attending DevConnections at the J.W. Marriott Resort...
2011-04-01
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Word Macro to load a Data Warehouse
Recently I came across a very specific requirement for a Data Warehouse project for one of our customers. Due to...
2011-04-01
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Change SQL Startup Parameters with PowerShell
Backups Abound
The Annoyance
Sometimes when we’re trying to track down a problem and looking through SQL’s Logs we have to dig...
2011-03-31
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Hanging with an Inspiration
A long, long time ago, in a state far away, I started writing about technology. At the time, in the...
2011-03-31
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PASS Subcommittee
In February I posted this post about the need for Volunteers for SUMMIT 2011. I submitted my application to volunteer. This past week I got word back concerning that...
2011-03-31
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PASS Subcommittee
In February I posted this post about the need for Volunteers for SUMMIT 2011. I submitted my application to volunteer....
2011-03-31
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Presenting with a Mac
My name is Brian Kelley and I used to be a PC bigot. That was back in 1989. I was...
2011-03-31
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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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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