Erin Welker joins Artis Consulting
Earlier this week, my employer, Artis Consulting, welcomed a new addition to our team. Technical expert Erin Welker (b|t), a...
2013-02-08
844 reads
Tim Mitchell
Fish and Chips, Robin Hood, SSIS, and Me
I’m going to Nottingham, England, fabled home of Robin Hood, where I’m going to eat fish and chips and talk...
2013-01-30
1,526 reads
Join me at SQLBits for a day of SSIS
I’m happy to announce that I’ve been selected to deliver a full day of training at the upcoming SQLBits conference...
2013-01-15
740 reads
Want to see me break SSIS this Thursday?
OK, I’m not really going to break it. I’m just going to beat it up a little bit.
This Thursday evening,...
2013-01-15
884 reads
Ragged Flat File Processing in SSIS
Frequently I am asked how to properly use SQL Server Integration Services to handle ragged flat files, an example of...
2013-01-15
2,169 reads
2012 in Review
With the year 2012 now in the rear view mirror, and while I’m still in the midst of my holiday...
2013-01-04
830 reads
I Need Your Vote!
Do your civic duty, and vote today!
Voting is now open for SQLBits, to be held in Nottingham, UK this...
2013-01-07 (first published: 2013-01-03)
1,584 reads
The Great Blog Move of 2013
For at least a year, I’ve been considering changing blog platforms. I set up my blog on TimMitchell.net using BlogEngine.NET...
2013-01-03
904 reads
Re-awarded MVP status for 2013
I received notification that I have received the Microsoft MVP award for 2013, my fourth consecutive year to receive this...
2013-01-01
507 reads
Re-awarded MVP status for 2013
I received notification that I have received the Microsoft MVP award for 2013, my fourth consecutive year to receive this...
2013-01-01
650 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
By Steve Jones
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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