5 Game Changers with SQL Server 2019
Microsoft made SQL Server 2019 Generally Available this week we want to share some videos and code examples of our favorite new features. Most of these will make your...
2019-11-05
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John Sterrett
5 Game Changers with SQL Server 2019
Microsoft made SQL Server 2019 Generally Available this week we want to share some videos and code examples of our favorite new features. Most of these will make your...
2019-11-05
4 reads
Join us for FryeDay!
Once again it is PASS Summit week in Seattle. This is the biggest event in the world for SQL Server...
2018-11-07
158 reads
Join us for FryeDay!
Once again it is PASS Summit week in Seattle. This is the biggest event in the world for SQL Server and Microsoft Data Professionals to gather to connect, share...
2018-11-07
8 reads
Best Hidden Feature in SQL Server 2019
With Microsoft’s Ignite conference this week a lot of new features are being advertised all over the internet. Most likely...
2018-09-26
591 reads
Best Hidden Feature in SQL Server 2019
With Microsoft’s Ignite conference this week a lot of new features are being advertised all over the internet. Most likely if you are following along you have heard of...
2018-09-26
70 reads
SQL Server Automatic Tuning in the Real-World
In SQL Server 2016 we saw Query Store. Query Store was a game changer to help database administrators identify troublesome...
2018-09-19 (first published: 2018-09-10)
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SQL Server Automatic Tuning in the Real-World
In SQL Server 2016 we saw Query Store. Query Store was a game changer to help database administrators identify troublesome queries. Query Store helps DBAs make those queries run...
2018-09-10
52 reads
Why We’re Organizing SQL Saturday in Wheeling, WV on April 28th
Some of my friends know I am a huge fan of the song “Havana” by Camila Cabello. They also know...
2018-03-29
1,521 reads
Why We’re Organizing SQL Saturday in Wheeling, WV on April 28th
Some of my friends know I am a huge fan of the song “Havana” by Camila Cabello. They also know I like to remix songs and if I was...
2018-03-29
10 reads
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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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