More Layers
Less CIOs are reporting to CEOs this past year. Is that a problem? Steve Jones offers some comments.
2008-02-04
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Editorials
2008-02-01
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The January Car Update
The bimonthly update looks at a compressed air car, the X-Prize, daily rentals, and hybrid pickups.
2008-01-31
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Fixing SQL Server
If we will get a new version of SQL Server every 3 years, how can we make the process smoother.
2008-01-30
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The Mistake
SQL Server 2008 has been delayed and Steve Jones thinks the entire process of building this version has been poorly handled.
2008-01-29
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Lost in Translation
Common sense guidelines, removing local administrators and too much money in IT. Steve Jones comments on a few headlines from the week.
2008-01-28
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Tell Me What You Need
Ever worked on a software project where you didn't get all the requirements? One where the functions and features change in midstream? Steve Jones comments on some possibilities on why this happens.
2008-01-28
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2008-01-25
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The End of Estimation
How interesting would it be to not have to guesstimate what size server to buy for your next application? Steve Jones may have found a way to help you.
2008-01-24
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The In-House Expert
Are specialists worth keeping inside of a company? Or does it pay to hire generalists and then get consultants as needed? Steve Jones comments on the choices you might face as your career grows.
2008-01-23
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Blogs
Presenting with Visual Studio Code
A while back I wrote a quick post on setting up key mappings in...
Advice I Like: In 100 Years
By Steve Jones
In 100 years a lot of what we take to be true now will...
Forums
is it true we cant debug c# scripts in ssis anymore under vs
Hi, i'm running vs2022. I'm trying out a c# script that i'd like to...
Missing the Jaro Winkler Distance
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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