Recently I was testing a feature in SQL Server on 2017 and 2019. There was supposed to be an improvement across versions, but I didn't see it. Then I realized that I was on SQL Server 2019 CU 2 on my laptop, and the current CU is 17. I took a few minutes to download […]
2022-08-20
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The whole universe, the well-guarded people—may they all query databases together in a single language!
2022-08-13
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Grant takes a few lessons for database DR from a nuclear accident in the US.
2022-08-06
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2022-07-30
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Today Grant wonders why we spend so much time trying to learn about query tuning.
2022-07-23
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2022-07-09
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2022-07-02
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A new vulnerability for SQL Server is covered by a number of patches this week.
2022-06-18
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2022-05-28
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During my technical career, I’ve changed companies several times. I even worked as an independent contractor for three years. One thing I have never done before was switch departments and roles within one company. That’s about to change in a couple of weeks as I move from Simple Talk Editor and DevOps Advocate in Marketing […]
2022-05-21
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By ChrisJenkins
Do you spend so long manipulating your data into something vaguely useful that you...
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
Forgive me for the title. Mentally I’m 12. When I started my current day...
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In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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