SQLEspresso

I love getting get a laptop, but getting all the software reinstalled and making sure everything works can be trying....

2016-04-12

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The Shield

How many of you are known as the “Grumpy DBA” or have a bad reputation with users because you are...

2016-03-11

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Last week, Bill Wolf aka @SQLWareWolf and I somehow got onto the topic of High School pictures. So in jest, I...

2016-02-11

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I think sometimes those of us that have been doing database administration/development for a while take it for granted that...

2015-12-23

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I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...

I had an idea for an animated view of a sales tool, and started...

Next Monday, February 9, 2026, my one-day live online training SQL Server Query Tuning...

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In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:

SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('tim', 'tom')

Assume preview features are enabled.