SQL Saturday
I've just received notice that I will be a presenter at the upcoming SQL Saturday event in Jacksonville, Florida. I'll...
2008-03-30
1,529 reads
Tim Mitchell
Give us SP3!
There has been a great deal of wailing and gnashing of teeth regarding the scuttlebutt that SP2 will be the...
2008-03-12
702 reads
We Are Microsoft Charity Challenge Weekend
This weekend, I had the unique opportunity to donate some time to a worthwhile charity organization. Through the efforts of...
2008-01-21
840 reads
On the Importance of Documentation...
It seems that I keep inheriting old systems that provide a singular, albeit mission critical, function to their owners. In...
2008-01-09
536 reads
Passed 70-431
After putting it off for six months, I finally took - and passed - 70-431 yesterday. I know, I'm probably one of...
2007-11-25
1,437 reads
PASS and new SSC design
I'm rarely a "needy" guy, but I have to admit that I'm feeling a little left out. Due to project...
2007-09-23
1,447 reads
Working in solitude
If you've spent much time at all reading Steve Jones's blog posts and SSC editorials, you quickly glean that he...
2007-07-12
1,484 reads
Gartner Developer Conference
It's been quite a week at the Gartner Application Development and Integration converence here in Nashville. I've never been to...
2007-06-13
2,003 reads
Webcast on exceptions and errors in SQL Server
When you have an hour to spare, jump over and view this useful discussion about errors and exceptions in SQL...
2007-05-21
1,447 reads
SQL Server SP2 released
Today, Microsoft released Service Pack 2 for SQL Server 2005. Though mostly a series of fixes for minor issues, there...
2007-02-19
1,426 reads
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,...
Forums
Expanding into Print
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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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