Tech Ed Conference 2010 – New Orleans
SUNDAY 6/6/2010
While sitting in the conference center for Tech Ed 2010, I thought, why not blog about my trip. Even...
2010-06-07
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Blog Posts
TechEd 2010 – Monday Morning
One of the nice unplanned parts of the trip was walking out the front door of the hotel to realize...
2010-06-07
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TechEd 2010 – Sunday
Flew out of Orlando Sunday morning via Southwest. It was my first time flying SW, I usually go with whoever...
2010-06-07
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Teched 2010 – Sunday Part 2
Checkin at TechEd was fast, people were moving through very quickly. Photo ID required, get your badge, and then down...
2010-06-07
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TechEd 2010 Opening Keynote
It’s a zoo.
Once again wifi sucks, sitting in the keynote room, unable to join the wireless network and get a...
2010-06-07
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SQL Saturday 22 Pensacola Recap
This weekend I flew out to Pensacola, Florida to present a session at SQL Saturday 22. This was the second...
2010-06-06
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SQL Server Managment Studio, Tools, Options: Why the 'Saving Changes Is Not Permitted' Error - Preventing Changes That Require Table Re-Creation Is A Good Idea
Does a gun have a safety? Yes! And so should the Table Designer...now back to the database world and away...
2010-06-06
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3.15Kw Solar PV System in Parker, Colorado
After waiting nearly seven months after I signed the contract, my little 3.15Kw grid-tied solar PV system was partially installed...
2010-06-05
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Dachshunds on Patrol
I was home today, since my 3.15Kw solar PV system was being installed, so I took a few pictures of...
2010-06-05
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Alternating Group Colors and Alternating Row Colors
Alternating Group Colors and Alternating Row Colors
After posting my recent blog about Alternating Group Colors, I’ve been asked several times...
2010-06-04
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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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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