Monitoring your servers for issues and alerts is something every DBA should be doing on a regular basis. However even with a small number of servers, a DBA can easily be overwhelmed if some level of automation is not implemented. Thomas LaRock brings us a method of scanning your error logs automatically and notifying the DBA of problems.
Everyone wants real time reporting, or do they? Steve Jones talks about some of the downsides of implementing such a system.
Configure alias names for SQL Server database objects and servers. Make fewer changes to application code and configurations with SQL Server alias methods.
In the simplest terms, a user-defined function (UDF) in SQL Server is a programming construct that accepts parameters, does work that typically makes use of the accepted parameters, and returns a type of result. This article will cover two types of UDFs: table-valued and scalar-valued.
Describes how data changes for differential backups are recorded using dbcc page
A primary key is a must for every table. Or is it? Steve Jones examines the question.
Simplify your SQL tasks by giving your queries and stored procedures the ability to iterate over arrays of table names or values.
SQL Server 2008 introduces four new DATETIME datatypes as well as new DATETIME functions.
In an age where commercial interests seem to trump all, it's nice to see someone delivering content out there for free.
SQL Server guru David Poole takes a look at the different integer data types and the impact of each of those on your database.
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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