Friends of Redgate 2015
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It’s official, I am in Friends Of Redgate for 2015!
Ok, the last few months have been an...
2015-01-27
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WaterOx SQL
Identify Primary Keys That Are Not Identity Columns
Reading Time: 3 minutesPrimary Keys help keep your database in balance
Continuing the thoughts of knowing what is going on in...
2015-01-13
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Have We Devalued SQL Server Consulting?
Have we given too much away?
SQL Server has an amazing community. It freely provides information and training of SQL Server...
2014-11-21
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Have We Devalued SQL Server Consulting?
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Have we given too much away?
SQL Server has an amazing community. It freely provides information and training...
2014-11-21
336 reads
12 Things To Check With SQL Server To Prepare For Winter
Winter is coming! Is your SQL Server ready?
There you sit, watching TV, when you hear it: “Analysts are predicting massive...
2014-11-14
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12 Things To Check With SQL Server To Prepare For Winter
Reading Time: 8 minutesWinter is coming! Is your SQL Server ready?
There you sit, watching TV, when you hear it: “Analysts...
2014-11-14
635 reads
Versioning In Your SQL Database
What Is The Point of Versioning?
How do you know change occurs in your database?
Now, I’m not talking about version control,...
2014-11-12 (first published: 2014-11-07)
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Versioning In Your SQL Database
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What Is The Point of Versioning?
How do you know change occurs in your database?
Now, I’m not talking...
2014-11-07
638 reads
When Things Align Unexpectedly
Things are happening
or: Learning to Not Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth
The stars seem to have aligned. I am...
2014-11-02
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When Things Align Unexpectedly
Reading Time: 4 minutesThings are happening
or: Learning to Not Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth
The stars seem to have...
2014-11-02
405 reads
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A bespoke reporting solution doesn’t have to cost the earth
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Advice I Like: In 100 Years
By Steve Jones
In 100 years a lot of what we take to be true now will...
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AllocationType as ROW_OVERFLOW_DATA
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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