DBA Morning Check List
This article helps the DBA find and fix issues quickly by creating a DBA Morning Checklist.
2017-02-02 (first published: 2008-04-14)
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This article enables DBAs to efficiently upgrade servers by assembling an upgrade team, using an upgrade template, and communicating effectively.
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Linked Server Optimization
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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