Is Data Visualization still just a buzzword?
If asked this question two years ago, my answer would have been a resounding “Yes.” At that time, the focus...
2016-01-05
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Another SQL Geek
SQL Saturday NYC Update #4
SQL Saturday NYC is going full steam ahead and we have finalized our 2 Precons for Friday May 29th. Before...
2015-02-21
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SQL Saturday NYC Update #4
SQL Saturday NYC is going full steam ahead and we have finalized our 2 Precons for Friday May 29th. Before...
2015-02-21
253 reads
SQL Saturday NYC Update #3
SQL Saturday NYC Planning is in going well and we are now getting ready to finalize our precons as 2...
2015-02-20
252 reads
SQL Saturday NYC Update #3
SQL Saturday NYC Planning is in going well and we are now getting ready to finalize our precons as 2...
2015-01-09
468 reads
Table Variables, CTE and Temp Tables. Which one should I use?
There are several really good blogs that already exists that explain the differences between Table Variable, Common Table Expressions (CTE)...
2015-01-05
1,163 reads
Table Variables, CTE and Temp Tables. Which one should I use?
There are several really good blogs that already exists that explain the differences between Table Variable, Common Table Expressions (CTE)...
2015-01-05
309 reads
SQL Saturday NYC Update #2
Just over 2 weeks now since SQL Saturday NYC went live and planning is in full force. An update on...
2014-12-10
321 reads
How Functions function
If you are going to use functions first you should understand how functions work as they are often over used...
2014-12-05
617 reads
SQL Saturday NYC Update 1
It has been one week now since SQL Saturday NYC was announced and the planning committee and myself are very...
2014-12-03
367 reads
Blogs
A bespoke reporting solution doesn’t have to cost the earth
By ChrisJenkins
You could be tolerating limited reporting because there isn’t an off the shelf solution...
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...
Forums
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