Principles of ROI Development for Data Quality Projects
This article outlines 15 principles of ROI development for data quality (DQ) projects that can be leveraged across any industry.
Which is Faster: SAN or Directly-Attached Storage?
Or should I place my database files on SAN or directly-attached storage? This is a frequently asked question. It comes up repeatedly in public newsgroups, email discussion lists, and private meetings with customers who are concerned with database performance.
Exotic Joins in T-SQL and How They Translate in SSIS
This is a short article on how to translate an exotic join or range lookup in SSIS (Integration Services) from Nick Maroudas.
More Layers
Less CIOs are reporting to CEOs this past year. Is that a problem? Steve Jones offers some comments.
Compensation - iPod
Employee compensation is more than just salary. Steve Jones talks about how you might look at building more effective compensation plans for workers.
Compensation - MP3
Employee compensation is more than just salary. Steve Jones talks about how you might look at building more effective compensation plans for workers.
Compensation - WMV
Employee compensation is more than just salary. Steve Jones talks about how you might look at building more effective compensation plans for workers.
Data Access Tracing in SQL Server 2005
Learn how to apply the new tracing functionality in Microsoft data access technologies such as ADO.NET 2.0, MDAC 2.82, SQL Server Native Client, and the JDBC driver; and in the SQL Server network protocols and the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 database engine.
Determining SQL Server database storage requirements
Determine accurate storage requirements for a SQL Server database with these methods. Calculate how to set storage requirements for a database application.
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Presenting with Visual Studio Code
A while back I wrote a quick post on setting up key mappings in...
Advice I Like: In 100 Years
By Steve Jones
In 100 years a lot of what we take to be true now will...
dataMinds Saturday 2026 – Slides
At Saturday the 21st of February I’m presenting an introduction to dimensional modelling at...
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is it true we cant debug c# scripts in ssis anymore under vs
Hi, i'm running vs2022. I'm trying out a c# script that i'd like to...
Missing the Jaro Winkler Distance
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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