New features in SQL Server 2008 justify migration
New features such as the FILESTREAM data type and Policy-Based Management offer clear performance enhancements that may make the decision to migrate to SQL 2008 a no-brainer.
2009-04-16
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Articles
What's my (fully qualified domain) name?
Fully qualified domain name that is. One of the little gotchas I encountered when rewriting my database mirroring automation scripts in powershell was that there is no simple way to get the SQL Server's fully qualified domain name. I didn't want to...
2009-04-16
3,677 reads
When was the last time your SQL Server database was restored
Often times we are asked the question "when was the last time my database was restored, and where was it restored from?" In this tip, we will look at some of the system tables that capture restore history information and how you can query these system tables to answer this question.
2009-04-16
2,899 reads
Using the Script Component With Multiple Outputs
This article demonstrates the use of the SSIS Script Component to create multiple outputs from unconventional data files.
2009-04-15
11,000 reads
.NET Basics for the Database Developer: Take the Plunge
This short introduction to .NET shows Access and SQL Server developers how to use a development tool to create connections to data and a user interface to manipulate that data.
2009-04-15
7,102 reads
Dreaming of Clouds
Day four of a "Week in the Clouds" has Steve Jones dreaming of some exciting possibilities for SQL Server and cloud computing.
2009-04-15
792 reads
Dreaming of Clouds
Day four of a "Week in the Clouds" has Steve Jones dreaming of some exciting possibilities for SQL Server and cloud computing.
2009-04-15
553 reads
Dreaming of Clouds
Day four of a "Week in the Clouds" has Steve Jones dreaming of some exciting possibilities for SQL Server and cloud computing.
2009-04-15
525 reads
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.
2009-04-15
1,035 reads
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.
2009-04-15
1,942 reads
Blogs
PostgreSQL Support in the Data API Builder
By Steve Jones
Next week I’m at VS Live in San Diego (register and join me) and...
Ten Years of PowerShell
Ten years ago today, I filmed a Pluralsight Play by Play on open source...
T-SQL Tuesday #202: 100 Hours
By Steve Jones
It’s time for T-SQL Tuesday again and this is a great prompt to start...
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Databricks Genie Spaces for SQL Analysts: Natural Language Querying Without Leaving Your Data Platform
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The Costs of Multiple Platforms
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RegEx Functions II
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Question of the Day
RegEx Functions II
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') AND BusinessEntityID IN (7,8)See possible answers