Doubly Wrong
Today we have an editorial that was originally published on Nov 7, 2006 as Steve is at DevConnections. This one talks about SPAM and security.
Field Level Auditing using Change Data Capture - Part 1
A two part article on Change Data Capture for field level auditing and marting that data using SSIS for reports.
Using a Clustered Index to Solve a SQL Server Deadlock Issue
At some time or another every DBA has been faced with the challenge of solving a deadlock issue in their SQL Server database. In the following tip we will look at how indexes and more specifically clustered indexes on the right columns can help reduce the chance of your applications receiving this dreaded error
Gold in the Execution Plan hills
There's more information hidden behind those graphical plans than you might first suspect.
Happy Halloween 2011
It's Halloween day, the night for dressing up in costume and being a little silly. Hopefully it's also a fun day without anything going wrong for you at work.
TSQL Challenge 68 - Generate kaprekar kernel or series from numbers
This challenge invites you to Generate kaprekar kernel or series from numbers.
Using The Kimball Dimensional Modeling Tool
Using the Kimball Data Warehouse Modeling Tool in an agile setting supporting regular builds and integrated testing with work a rounds to cover non-SQL Server systems.
Standardize SQL Server Installations with Configuration Files
If you have a requirement to install multiple SQL Server instances with the same settings, you most likely want to do it without following the numerous manual installation steps. The below tip will guide you through how to install a SQL Server instance with less effort.
Employee Slurping
This editorial was originally published on Oct 21, 2006. It is being re-run as Steve is out at SQL in the City today. This one talks about the security of USB devices and the potential problems of employees copying data.
Blogs
A bespoke reporting solution doesn’t have to cost the earth
By ChrisJenkins
You could be tolerating limited reporting because there isn’t an off the shelf solution...
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
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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