2004 Readers Choice Awards Results
SQLServerCentral.com wrapped up two weeks of voting by the community on the best third party products to help you with your SQL Servers. Read on to see who won.
2004-11-24
6,688 reads
SQL Server Central
Beta Developers Wanted
Mattias Fagerlund, a longtime author and contributor here is developing a new product to help developers migrate between versions of their databases. He's searching for a few Beta developers to assist.
2004-11-23
2,775 reads
Two Minute SQL Server Stumpers
How prepared are you for your next interview? How prepared are you to give one? SQLServerCentral.com has compiled a number of questions from our ever popular Question of the Day into a book. Read about the project and show your support today by picking up a copy.
2004-11-22
6,531 reads
Bowling Challenge - The Results
Andy started a contest this summer to see who could develop a T-SQL method of keeping a bowling score. He's finally gotten around to the results after the damage from the hurricanes was cleaned up. See who won and see the code that does the trick.
2004-11-19
5,924 reads
Holiday Stress Test
Red Gate Software, a leading supplier or SQL Server and .NET tools has updated the classic "A Christmas Carol" to show the importance of stress testing.
2004-11-16
4,489 reads
2004 SQLServerCentral.com Readers Choice Awards
Theyre back and expanded, the 2004 Readers Choice awards. Take a minute and vote now for the products and vendors you have enjoyed working with.
2004-11-02
3,314 reads
PASS Summit 2004 - Another Look
Our longtime member and author, James Travis went with the SQLServerCentral.com crew to the 2004 PASS Summit in Orlando last month. For those of you that don't recognize the name, he goes by Antares686 in the forums and has been generous enough to post over 6,000 times, giving lots of his time and knowledge to helping others. He jotted down a few notes on the conference for those of you that weren't there and are considering going next year.
2004-10-14
3,479 reads
PASS Summit 2004
Our resident SQL Server security expert, Brian Kelley, went with the SQLServerCentral.com crew to the 2004 PASS Summit in Orlando last month. He was kind enough to jot down a few notes on the conference for those of you that weren't there and are considering going next year.
2004-10-12
4,147 reads
The SQLServerCentral.com Move
It was an adventure. Moving a SQL Server physically from one location to another should be a simple process, but it turned out to be a bit more than Steve expected. Read about the adventure and inject a little humor into your day.
2004-09-24
5,221 reads
2004-09-17
4,499 reads
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The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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