2022-05-28
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SQL Server
SQL Server Graph Tables – Cross Database Surprises
Louis Davidson explains how to get around an interesting issue when doing cross-database queries involving graph database tables.
2022-04-18
MSSQL Server AlwaysON: Get alerted for inconsistencies in logins, jobs and databases
This script will create the necessary login and linked servers on a given availability replica. Please ensure that the script is executed on all the replicas.
2022-02-22 (first published: 2022-01-25)
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Running SQL Server on Oracle and Google Cloud
In this article, we will analyze the various out-of-the-box deployment options Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and Google Cloud Platform offers to host a Microsoft SQL Server database. This information can prove to be handy while deciding on the best cloud provider to host a given application or database.
2022-02-18
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The Need for 256GB
Today Steve wonders how many of you really need 256GB of RAM in Standard Edition.
2022-01-21
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Unity state machine behaviours
Video games would not be much fun without animation. In this article, Lance Talbert demonstrates Unity state machine behaviours to define code running during specific animation states.
2021-12-22
Using Power Apps Patch Function with SQL Server
In this article we look at how to create a basic Power App that allows saving data to a database table.
2021-11-24
How to Find Unused Databases in SQL Server
In this article we look at how to identify if SQL Server databases are not being used and a process to take these unused databases offline.
2021-06-14
DBA in training: SQL Server high availability options
DBAs must make sure data is highly available, and there are many SQL Server high availability options. Pamela Mooney discusses those options in this article.
2021-06-07
2021-06-04
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Question of the Day
Missing the Jaro Winkler Distance
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