Building a Demo Server - Part 2
Everyone does demos. You need them to sell your software, but the demo server presents some challenges. Continuing this series, this article looks at moving data between servers.
2002-12-13
3,974 reads
Articles
Setting a Default Database for your Logins
Andy discusses reasons why he thinks setting the default database to anything other than master is a mistake. We think he does a good job of covering the pros and cons, read the article and join the discussion!
2002-12-11
10,015 reads
How Safe are Your Passwords?
How safe are your SQL passwords? Use these free tools to find out how secure your passwords are and generate more secure passwords.
2002-12-10
7,448 reads
Utilizing fn_virtualfilestats
In this example, we will attempt to get some statistical information on file-group utilization to assist us with IO monitoring.
2002-12-04
8,175 reads
Comments on PASS Community Summit 2002
Andy attended the recent PASS Community Summit and had a great time. Read some of the highlights from his perspective and maybe decide that you'll want to attend next year!
2002-12-02
5,908 reads
Pro Developer: Improving Your Career In Any Economy
Like many other areas of business, the tech industry has weathered the occasional slump over the past few decades. It's only natural that the fate of techies is closely linked to the tides of the business. However, in any economy, weak or strong, some people prosper and advance while others suffer the consequences.
2002-11-29
3,610 reads
2002-11-27
7,455 reads
Review of Developing Windows Based Applications for VB.Net and C#.Net
Andy talks briefly about why the company he works for has decided to require all developers to obtain the MCSD, then takes a look at the book they chose for the initial round of study for the first exam.
2002-11-26
5,235 reads
2002-11-22
14,619 reads
How to Diagnose and Fix Wait Locks
This article by new columnist Cathan Kirkwood shows you how to find wait locks and eliminate them.
2002-11-21
36,366 reads
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Au Revoir for now
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The SUM of Nothing: #SQLNewBlogger
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RegEx Functions IV
I have this data in a table in a SQL Server 2025 database:
EmailAddressID EmailAddress 7 dylan0@ADVENTURE-WORKS.COM 8 Diane1@ADVENTURE-WORKS.COMIf I run this query, which row(s) are returned?
SELECT top 10 * FROM person.EmailAddress WHERE REGEXP_LIKE(EmailAddress, '^D', 'i') AND BusinessEntityID IN (7,8)See possible answers