Andy Warren

I started my SQL journey here at SQLServerCentral as one of the founders, helping to build a place to share and learn that continues to thrive under the editorial guidance of my friend Steve Jones. I've done a lot of volunteer work over the years ranging from our local SQL group (oPASS, SQLOrlando) to serving on the Board of Directors of PASS to designing and building the framework of SQLSaturday (which has gone on to produce more than 1000 locally managed events since we started in 2007). These days I manage a DBA team, but over the years I've been a trainer, consultant, contractor, and DBA. I'm rarely present on social media, the best way to contact me is here, LinkedIn, or via email.

Write The Perfect Question (Of The Day)

by Andy Warren

SQLAndy

Have you ever voted against something only to be glad later you got out voted? Too many years ago the...

2014-03-05 (first published: 2014-02-25)

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Pocket’s Most Popular

by Andy Warren

SQLAndy

I use Pocket for saving some stuff. It works well from Feedly when I see something I know I’ll want...

2014-03-03

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PASS, Evangelism, Goals, Dreams

by Andy Warren

SQLAndy

The role of PASS in the community has evolved a lot over the past few years. Back in 2006/2007 PASS...

2014-02-28

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Spring in Florida

by Andy Warren

SQLAndy

The first sign of spring in Florida is the leaves falling from the oak trees. Tons of leaves, leaves everywhere,...

2014-02-27

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Free Presentation Software

by Andy Warren

SQLAndy

Here’s a list of free presentation software I ran across, maybe worth a few minutes to get out of the...

2014-02-24

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Notes From SQLSaturday #273

by Andy Warren

SQLAndy

Speaker dinner at Spaghetti Warehouse was packed. Great crowd, not such great service. At 8:45 pm we still had not...

2014-02-24

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Notes From The February 2014 oPASS Meeting

by Andy Warren

SQLAndy

Live notes from the meeting.
Attendance is low tonight, about 10 people (though it was well advertised, I got quite a...

2014-02-21

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SQLSaturday #273 In Tampa This Weekend

by Andy Warren

SQLAndy

I’m looking forward to the trip to Tampa for SQLSaturday #273 this weekend. I’m driving down this afternoon to beat...

2014-02-21

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Sometimes Cheaper Makes Sense / Mastering the Basics Always Does

by Andy Warren

SQLAndy

It’s good to remember that the ideas and challenges of mastering a craft – any craft – have been around a while....

2014-02-20

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In Database We Trust

by Andy Warren

SQLServerCentral

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2014-02-20

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String Similarity I

On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?

SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE_SIMILARITY('SQL Server', 'MySQL')

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