Free Training 24HOP
In my sessions, I always talk about how to build your skill set when you don’t have a budget for...
2018-04-18
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SQLEspresso
Template Explorer Gold Mine
Sometimes as a newbie to SQL Server using SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) you don’t know about the little gold...
2018-03-27
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SQL Server Updates Tricked Me for Years
When applying a new SQL Server cumulative update, hot fix, or upgrade SQL Server doesn’t always apply all the fixes...
2018-02-21
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Bloggers Should Have Reach
One of my goals for 2018 is to expand the reach of my blog.
As a blogger starting out I had...
2018-02-14
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Expanding My Reach
I am so thrilled to have the opportunity to expand my writing with my first Simple-Talk article posted. Simple- Talk is technical journal and...
2018-02-07
313 reads
Can You Hear It Now?
Here is a quick blog to show you something I discovered that I didn’t know existed.
I was on a Skype...
2018-01-31
384 reads
Maintaining Balance
Last week, I got the chance to give my I’m It Survival Tips for the Lone DBA in a webcast for the first...
2018-02-09 (first published: 2018-01-24)
1,647 reads
How to get started with Always Encrypted for Beginners Part 3: One Two Punch
A few weeks ago, I wrote Part 1 and 2 of this series, which was a beginner’s guide to Always...
2018-01-17
780 reads
It’s All in the Name, Index Naming Conventions
Awhile back, if you are on Twitter, you can probably recall my ranting about the 949 indexes I was reviewing....
2018-01-10
1,709 reads
AHHH I need a Blog Topic!!!
One of the hardest things you can do as a blogger is to come up with a post topic. Do...
2017-12-20
340 reads
Blogs
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
By Steve Jones
I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
PowerPoint to HTML with Claude AI
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I had an idea for an animated view of a sales tool, and started...
Don’t Miss Out – SQL Server Query Tuning Fundamentals Starts Next Monday!
Next Monday, February 9, 2026, my one-day live online training SQL Server Query Tuning...
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Why the following cmds in sequence do not work
I need to delete rows from both the temporal main and history tables. The...
When SQL Server Central Went Down
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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('tim', 'tom')
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