Poll: Weekly survey: does size really matter - or is it what you do with it?
Join in this week's poll from SQL Skills. Let us know how your databases are laid out.
The LEVEL_NUMBER Member Property
BI Architect Bill Pearson introduces the LEVEL_NUMBER intrinsic member property, supported by SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services, and leads a hands-on exercise providing sample uses.
You thought SQL Server ate up memory…
Often I tell clients better to much memory than too little. This can be applied to any database engine essentially. If your data set is growing over time you will end up using any memory that is not consumed today.
Large Analysis Database Migration
large Analysis Database migration (hundreds of gigabytes, hundreds of users and thousands of user MDX queries)
Shapes in the Clouds
Continuing on with his week in the clouds, Steve Jones looks at how SQL Server might appear in the cloud world.
Auto generate change scripts in SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) for tables
This tip shows you an option that exists within SSMS to automatically generate scripts for all table changes when using the table designer.
Becoming a Google Earth
Continuing on with a "Week in the Clouds", today Steve Jones discusses some of the challenges of cloud computing.
Becoming a Google Earth
Continuing on with a "Week in the Clouds", today Steve Jones discusses some of the challenges of cloud computing.
Becoming a Google Earth
Continuing on with a "Week in the Clouds", today Steve Jones discusses some of the challenges of cloud computing.
The challenges of SQL Server consolidation
Despite the benefits of SQL Server consolidation, some IT pros are still reluctant to make the move. Learn which scenarios could pose a challenge to those looking to consolidate.
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...
Forums
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