What to do about certification
After my editorial “The Missing Certification” I was amazed at the debate that took place. As of the time I’m...
2010-04-12
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Blog Posts
2010-04-11
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Northwest Arkansas TechFest Set for July 18
David Walker, the organizer of the popular Tulsa TechFest, is organizing the first annual NWA TechFest, to be held Thursday,...
2010-04-11
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Speaking Twice This Week
This week I will have the opportunity to speak at two different events. The first is on Monday, April 12th,...
2010-04-11
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5 Random Thoughts on the SQL Server MCM Program
5 Random Thoughts on the SQL Server MCM Program
I've had some random thoughts running through my head since I finished...
2010-04-10
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A DMV a Day – Day 10
Just in case you’ve just joined me, I decided on April 1 to post a different DMV query every day...
2010-04-10
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2010-04-10
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A DMV a Day – Day 9
The DMV for Day 9 is sys.dm_os_schedulers, which is described by BOL as:
Returns one row per scheduler in SQL Server...
2010-04-09
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Cloud Computing - Will Data Breaches Cost More?
That's the main point from the following article:
Video: Data breaches to cost more in the cloud
The cost was calculated per...
2010-04-09
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How do I ... Write a Backup Strategy?
How do I Write a Backup Strategy?
DBA's harp about the need to have backups. The first thing many DBA’s do when they inherit...
2010-04-09
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Blogs
The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
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...
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Expanding into Print
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Downtime Caused by the Postgres Transaction ID Wraparound Problem
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The String Distance I
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Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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