Replacing VS Code with Vim
OK so maybe not replacing, this is more like emulating VS Code in Vim. Disclaimer – I like VS Code and I won’t be uninstalling it anytime soon and...
2022-01-14
110 reads
Blog Posts
Azure Data Explorer – Setting up a Cluster
I’ve worked with Log Analytics quite a bit over the years and that’s taken me down the road of the Kusto Query Language – or KQL So, using Azure...
2022-01-13
30 reads
Daily Coping 13 Jan 2022
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2022-01-13
14 reads
Database projects with SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT)
Last Year (2021) I released a full and comprehensive course about SSDT: developing and maintenance SQL Server database within SQL Server Data Tools in Visual Studio. Thank you to...
2022-01-13
122 reads
Database projects with SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT)
Last Year (2021) I released a full and comprehensive course about SSDT: developing and maintenance SQL Server database within SQL Server Data Tools in Visual Studio. Thank you to...
2022-01-13
7 reads
How to install PowerShell SQLServer module in a specific directory
Troubleshoot error - Install-Module: Administrator rights are required to install modules in 'C:Program FilesWindowsPowerShellModules.'
2022-01-13
51 reads
Troubleshoot PowerShell-No match was found for the specified search criteria,module FailoverClusters
Troubleshoot PowerShell-No match was found for the specified search criteria, module FailoverClusters
2022-01-13
45 reads
A Little Current Date Arithmetic in Powershell–#SQLNewBlogger
Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as #SQLNewBloggers. I saw a fun post on Twitter recently...
2022-01-12
34 reads
Daily Coping 12 Jan 2022
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2022-01-12
17 reads
Identifying Recompile Causes
Strictly speaking, a recompile isn’t really a performance tuning problem. In fact, a lot of time, recompiles are desired because they reflect changes in statistics which are likely to...
2022-01-12 (first published: 2022-01-03)
279 reads
Blogs
The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
Git forked
Forgive me for the title. Mentally I’m 12. When I started my current day...
Setting FK Constraints in Data Modeler
By Steve Jones
One of the things a customer asked recently about Redgate Data Modeler was how...
Forums
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Downtime Caused by the Postgres Transaction ID Wraparound Problem
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The String Distance I
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Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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