How to Enroll a Managed Instance into SQL Server Utility in SQL Server 2008 R2
After creating a Utility Control Point (UCP) you will want to enroll some managed instances (up to 25 with SQL...
2010-03-16
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Glenn Berry
Intel Xeon 56xx Series Westmere-EP Review
AnandTech IT has a quick review of the upcoming six-core, 32nm Intel Xeon 56xx processor, which includes several different database...
2010-03-16
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SQL Server 2008 SP1 CU7 is Released
Microsoft has released SQL Server 2008 SP1 Cumulative Update 7 (CU7). It is Build 2766. There are 31 fixes listed,...
2010-03-16
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Denver SQL Server User’s Group Meeting on March 18
The Denver SQL Server User’s Group will be having their March meeting on Thursday, March 18. Bulent Gucuk will discuss...
2010-03-15
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SQL Server Utility in SQL Server 2008 R2
One of the new management related features in SQL Server 2008 R2 is SQL Server Utility. SQL Server Utility gives...
2010-03-15
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SharePoint 2010 and Various Versions of SQL Server
Microsoft has recently announced that SharePoint 2010 and Office 2010 will RTM in April 2010, and will be officially launched...
2010-03-11
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Easy Ways to Detect I/O Pressure in SQL Server 2008
It is pretty common for large, busy SQL Server instances to run into I/O bottlenecks. Even smaller, less busy systems...
2010-03-09
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How to Easily Log SQL Server 2008 Instance Level Metrics
If you want to record the results of some useful, instance level DMV queries somewhere where you can easily query...
2010-03-09
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T-SQL Tuesday #004 Hosted by Mike Walsh
I just wanted to remind people to participate in T-SQL Tuesday #004 on the subject of IO. You just need...
2010-03-08
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More SQL Azure Samples
I have been playing around some more with SQL Azure in order to get ready for an upcoming presentation, so...
2010-03-05
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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...
dataMinds Saturday 2026 – Slides
At Saturday the 21st of February I’m presenting an introduction to dimensional modelling at...
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Safe and Reliable Transport of Farm Machinery: Solutions of the Modern Agricultu
Ship A1 Auto Transport is a reliable provider of services who delivers safe and...
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...
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