2021-02-23
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Security
2021-02-16
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2021-02-15
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2021-02-01
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Default Credentials
Using default credentials is a poor practice, but people still continue to forget to change them.
2021-01-18
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Microsoft Fights Back
Microsoft fights back against hackers after a recent vulnerability in a management framework.
2021-01-14
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2021-01-13
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The Best Way to Protect Sensitive Data
Steve has a thought on the best way to protect sensitive data.
2021-01-07
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2020-12-14
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Detecting Logins
A recent issue with malware and SQL Servers has Steve wondering if you would detect a new, and unapproved, login added to an instance.
2020-10-05
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Blogs
RANK() vs DENSE_RANK(): #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I haven’t done one of these in awhile, but I saw an article recently...
Using CAT for Testing of Data Agents
In last months one of the scenarios where you can use AI has been...
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Missing the Jaro Winkler Distance
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25 Years Later: What SQLServerCentral Meant to Me
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Doing Good at SQL Server Central
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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