SQL Server Startup
From time to time I see a question asking how to determine the last time a SQL Server was either...
2011-03-25
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Blogs
SQL Server Crossword #3
To mark my 30th Birthday today, as promised here’s a SQL Server Crossword for you to enjoy. You can find the previous...
2011-03-23
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Primary Keys – why accept the defaults.
G’day,
When I design a table in SQL SERVER, I like to have a reasonable understanding of how the table will...
2011-03-22
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ANSI Connection Settings
It’s reasonably well known that you can get different execution plans if you change the ANSI connection settings. But the...
2011-03-21
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Stored Procedure Definitions and Permissions
I wrote a post a while back that showed how you can grant execute permission ‘carte blanche’ for a database...
2011-03-18
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SQLPeople: An Interview With Andy Leonard
The thing that I most enjoy about going to conferences, SQLSaturdays, and user group meetings is the people I get...
2011-03-17
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SSRS: Shared DataSet, Not So Shared!!!
I was really excited about the concept of Shared DataSets when they were introduced. My excitement diminished a little when...
2011-03-17
1,767 reads
Restore and Relocate Database Files Using PowerShell
I was recently asked a question on restoring a database using PowerShell with the following requirements
Take a database backup file...
2011-03-16
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A Small Collection of SQL Azure Queries
We have been doing some more work with SQL Azure lately, so I have put together a small collection of...
2011-03-15
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SQL Server Connections Discount Code
If you are thinking about attending SQL Server Connections (a part of DevConnections) in Orlando this March 27-30, take advantage...
2011-03-11
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Blogs
Git forked
Forgive me for the title. Mentally I’m 12. When I started my current day...
Setting FK Constraints in Data Modeler
By Steve Jones
One of the things a customer asked recently about Redgate Data Modeler was how...
Webinar: Navigating the Database Landscape in 2026
By Steve Jones
For a number of years, we’ve produced the State of the Database Landscape report,...
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Expanding into Print
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Downtime Caused by the Postgres Transaction ID Wraparound Problem
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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('Steve', 'Stan')
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