Upcoming speaking engagements
Ayyyy, matey being that today is the International Speak Like a Pirate Day I thought it was appropriate to post some future...
2012-09-19
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John Sterrett
#TSQL2Day – A Day in the Life of A Service DBA
Today I am excited to join in with my #sqlfamily and participate in this months #tsql2day throw down. This month Erin...
2012-07-18
448 reads
Stress Testing Stored Procedures with Free Tools
I currently have a presentation named Performance Tuning for Pirates. This presentation goes over using several free tools to help...
2012-07-12
1,428 reads
First SQL Server UG Meeting in Harrisburg, PA
If you work with SQL Server and live in the Harrisburg area I have some great news for you. The...
2012-07-09
657 reads
Free Training: Performance Tuning with Free Tools!
This week I have two presentations on my schedule. I get to give my Performance Tuning for Pirates presentation twice...
2012-06-28
1,388 reads
Getting Inspired with SQL Someday
Recently, I caught my during a kickoff with a new client saying, “Hello I am John, and I love SQL....
2012-05-10
499 reads
Let’s Meetup [Updated]!
I have a confession to make. I like to meet people who also work with SQL Server. There are so...
2012-04-17
687 reads
Blogs
The Book of Redgate: Mistakes
By Steve Jones
This is kind of a funny page to look at. The next page has...
ADF Pipeline Debugging Fails with BadRequest – The Sequel
A while ago I blogged about a use case where a pipeline fails during...
Why I stopped using MCP for AI coding stuff
By HeyMo0sh
Something has shifted quietly in 2026. The developers I know/respect—the ones actually shipping, not...
Forums
Dynamic Unpivot
I have a table I didn't design that has tons of repeating groups in...
Writing as an Art and a Job
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String Similarity II
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Question of the Day
String Similarity II
What is the range for the result from the EDIT_DISTANCE_SIMILARITY() function in SQL Server 2025?
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