2013-08-20
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Administration
2013-07-31
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Orphaned Distribution Transactions
Learn about orphaned distribution transactions in SQL Server and how you can clear them.
2013-07-16
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Show Database and Log sizes, free space and location
This script helps to identify which database/log takes most of the disk space and how much is free.
2015-04-15 (first published: 2013-06-18)
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How to Change the SQL Server Name after Renaming the Windows Host
This article shows how to change a SQL Server name after changing the Windows machine name.
2013-05-16
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2013-04-12
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List of Stored Procedures modified in past 7 days
Provide list of Stored Procedures that have been changed in past 7 days.
2015-10-29 (first published: 2013-04-11)
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Throttle a Query in Mid-Execution
Resource Governor provides a great mechanism for throttling resources, but it doesn't always allow granular control. Read about this trace flag that allows you to dynamically alter the resource usage of a query.
2013-04-01
6,509 reads
2013-03-27
1,948 reads
Brent Ozar's Six Scary SQL Surprises
In lesson 3 of the Top 5 Hard-earned Lessons of a DBA series, Brent Ozar exposes six common but scary surprises that can lurk behind the façade of SSMS. Read it now, and learn hard lessons the easy way.
2013-03-08
6,789 reads
Blogs
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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