Upcoming Speaking Event Schedule
I have a fairly busy schedule of upcoming speaking events (especially for someone with a full-time day job).
I will be...
2010-02-24
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Glenn Berry
Power Plans and Windows Server 2008 R2
After seeing an interesting blog post on AnandTech IT last week that showed slower query response time in x64 SQL...
2010-02-22
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Experiments with Data Compression in SQL Server 2008
Data compression is an Enterprise Edition only feature that was added in SQL Server 2008. It allows you to use...
2010-02-22
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New iSCSI Performance Benchmark from Microsoft and Intel
The Windows Server Division blog has a post up trumpeting a very impressive iSCSI benchmarking result achieved with Intel hardware...
2010-02-21
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Testing New Features in SQL Azure Service Update 1
It seems to be SQL Azure night for me tonight… I thought I would try out some of the new...
2010-02-19
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Playing With SQL Azure Data Synch
Microsoft has provided a free tool that allows you to easily create a SQL Azure database, and then synchronize the...
2010-02-19
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SQL Azure Database Service Update 1 Released on February 17
Microsoft’s David Robinson has announced on the SQL Azure Team Blog that they have released Service Update 1 for SQL...
2010-02-19
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Cumulative Update Package 8 for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3
Microsoft has released CU8 for SQL Server 2005 SP3, which you can get here. This is Build 4285. This CU...
2010-02-18
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Mirroring a Large Number of Databases in a Single SQL Server Instance
Microsoft SQLCAT team members Sanjay Mishra and Prem Mehra have published a new Technical Note called Mirroring a Large Number...
2010-02-17
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MVP Summit Impressions From Day 1
Well, today was the opening day of the 2010 MVP Global Summit in Bellevue, WA. There were a few “side...
2010-02-17
639 reads
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By DataOnWheels
I have been active in the data community throughout my career. I have met...
SQL Server Journey till 2025 (brief)
By Vinay Thakur
Quick Summary for Microsoft SQL Server till 2025, I am fortunate to be part...
Building Power BI Reports: Desktop vs Fabric
By James Serra
Why this comparison feels confusing If you’re a Power BI report author who’s just...
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Having a Little Fun at SQL Server Central
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Designing SQL Server Pipelines That Are Ready for AI Before You Actually Need AI
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String Similarity I
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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') See possible answers