SQL Server Performance Tuning with Hypothetical Indexes
Daniel Farina demonstrates how to create and test hypothetical indexes with the undocumented DBCC AUTOPILOT command.
2014-06-13
3,858 reads
Articles
Logging in Maintenance Plans
Enabling and Configuring Reporting and Logging for Maintenance Plans in SQL Server 2012
2014-06-12
3,774 reads
Database Delivery Patterns and Practices
The articles collected here will help you understand the theories and methodologies behind every stage of the database delivery pipeline, starting when database changes are checked in, and ending when they're deployed to production.
2014-06-12
4,888 reads
Survey: Which new database platforms are you adopting?
Database technologies are always improving, which database platforms will you be using tomorrow? Red Gate wants to stay ahead to make sure you have the tools you need to do awesome work. Help us by completing this short survey.
2014-06-12 (first published: 2014-05-29)
5,447 reads
Traits of a DBA - Part One – The Technical Side
What does it take to become a database administrator, or what kinds of traits should I be looking for when I am hiring a DBA. Those traits can be summarized it two categories: Technical and Personal. In this article, Greg Larsen discusses the technical traits a DBA should have.
2014-06-11
5,342 reads
Display All Errors Fired in a Restore Procedure
Display all errors thrown within a catch block by a restore statement in a stored procedure using extended events
2014-06-10
3,845 reads
On Comparing Tables in SQL Server
How do you compare two SQL tables? Every SQL Developer or DBA knows the answer, which is 'it depends'. It is not just the size of the table or the type of data in it but what you want to achieve. Phil Factor sets about to cover the basics and point out some snags and advantages to the various techniques.
2014-06-10
5,867 reads
SQL Monitor Custom Metric: Ad Hoc Queries Running Once
This metric measures the total number of ad hoc queries in the plan cache that have only run one time. The value is only accurate for the instant the query is run, and the value can change radically from one capture time to the next.
2014-06-10
2,042 reads
Anything Remotely Useful
Phi Factor on how to combine PowerShell Remoting with slick Windows tools such as SQLPSX, Boxstarter and Chocolatey, to automate the development process right through to delivery.
2014-06-09
106 reads
Getting the Most out of Statistics
Statistics keep track of our data and will tell SQL Server how to make the best optimization decisions. Knowing how they work can make understanding query and performance problems much easier!
2014-06-09
5,731 reads
Blogs
The SUM of Nothing: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I caught this interesting item over on Pinal Dave’s blog: Eleven Interview Questions that...
How to Move the SSMS Status Bar to the Top and Color-Code SQL Server Connections
By Hemantgiri
I use color-coded connections in SSMS to distinguish Production, Pre-Production, UAT, and Development. But...
Forums
Building a SQL Server Fleet Audit That Leadership Actually Reads
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Smart AI Agents and Data Security
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RegEx Functions IV
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Question of the Day
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