Database snapshots can take a long time to create
Database Snapshots Can Take a Long Time to Create
Believe it, it's true!! One of the big selling point for database...
2009-03-11
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Blog Posts
Saving an Old Hammer
It's funny how life often gives us the buy or fix decision on some many things, and the hard part...
2009-03-11
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SQLServerCentral on Twitter
We’re on Twitter as @SQLServerCentrl. We couldn’t fit the whole name in there given the limitations of Twitter, but feel...
2009-03-11
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The 2009 MVP Party
What do MVPs get to do and see at the MVP Summit? Well most of it is under NDA, so...
2009-03-11
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You Aren't That Interesting
Fundamentally as I get older, I think more and more men are pigs. There is definitely something wrong with them,...
2009-03-11
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Adding Value
I went to get new business cards from VistaPrint recently. There are lots of choices and it took longer than...
2009-03-10
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Is it time for SQL Server to have Isolated Transactions?
SQL Server allows nesting of Transactions –in a sense. In truth, there is only one Transaction, with each ‘nested transaction’...
2009-03-10
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Microsoft March Security Bulletin Release
This month there were 3 security bulletins released and 1 re-released:
Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for March 2009
First, let's tackle the...
2009-03-10
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PASS Connector Editorial for March 11, 2009
I currently write the editorial for the PASS Connector which is published every two weeks as part of my role...
2009-03-10
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The Kindle Alternative - Humor
Kind of funny. I saw this on Twitter the other day from @DanNunan and then someone sent it to me...
2009-03-10
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Blogs
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...
Webinar: Navigating the Database Landscape in 2026
By Steve Jones
For a number of years, we’ve produced the State of the Database Landscape report,...
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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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