SQL Server isn’t used much for web-based applications, simply because the cheapest ISPs use Linux and Apache for their platform. There are ISPs that provide a .NET platform and SQL Server but it is at a cost. SSDS seems to be Microsoft’s latest attempt to break into the market for database-driven websites.
2008-03-17
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2008-03-16
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2008-03-14
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Scaling out is hard to do with SQL Server, but why doesn't Microsoft build a better solution?
2008-03-13
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When accepting an offer of employment, what do you do about NCAs and NDAs that you might be asked to sign? Steve Jones offers some advice. (This editorial was originally published on Mar 12, 2008. It is being re-run as Steve is on holiday.)
2016-09-05 (first published: 2008-03-12)
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How much of a contract for servicing SQL Server should we expect? Has Microsoft broken an implied contract with us?
2008-03-11
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Steve Jones compares his daily routine now to that of being a DBA. This editorial was originally published on Mar 10, 2008. It is being re-run as Steve is on holiday.
2012-12-27 (first published: 2008-03-10)
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A joint editorial this week from the Red Gate team looking back at the news of the week.
2008-03-10
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As DBAs we go to great lengths to ensure the security of our production data. But what happens when it moves off of a production server?
2015-10-28 (first published: 2008-03-07)
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Steve Jones looks ahead to an interesting trip for the future of a couple of technical geeks.
2008-03-06
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By Steve Jones
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I upgraded a SQL Server 2019 instance to SQL Server 2025. I wanted to test the fuzzy string search functions. I run this code:
SELECT JARO_WINKLER_DISTANCE('tim', 'tom')
I get this error message:Msg 195, Level 15, State 10, Line 1 'JARO_WINKLER_DISTANCE' is not a recognized built-in function name.What is wrong? See possible answers