Is Microsoft's Certification Program Value Microsoft's Fault?
I'd be interested if anyone says, "No," to that question. Gail Shaw raised a few points in this post about...
2013-09-04
2,005 reads
Brian Kelley
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Before Asking for Help...
I have a standard rule that I use before going and bugging a co-worker or posting via social media/message forum about...
2013-08-29
1,886 reads
Specify the Parameter Names for Stored Procedures
I just ran across a case where a script was failing. Here's the part that's failing:
EXEC sp_addrolemember 'MyDomain\MyGroup', 'SomeRole';
GO
Do...
2013-08-27 (first published: 2013-08-23)
4,494 reads
Schneier's Thoughts on the Future of IT Security and the Impact of the Internet on Power
If you've got an hour to spare, you might want to check out this presentation by Bruce Schneier where he...
2013-08-23 (first published: 2013-08-15)
1,667 reads
Boorish Behavior? No, Worse. Death Threats Against Developers/Designers.
I know DBAs and developers have a rocky relationship. However, I don't believe we go as far as some of...
2013-08-16
834 reads
Windows Phone Security Advisory - Weakness in Security Protocol
If you're using a Windows phone, versions 7.8 or 8, there is a new security advisory out with respect to...
2013-08-06
630 reads
More on SQL Server Built-In Cryptography Options
I wrote a series of articles at MSSQLTips.com to cover the cryptographic algorithms that are available with Microsoft SQL Server....
2013-08-02
862 reads
Thank you, Mr. Solomon
On one of the newsgroups I follow, I received a message that David Solomon will no longer be teaching seminars...
2013-07-30
1,425 reads
Audio and slides are up for my webinar on SQL Server encryption
The webinar audio and slides/demo scripts are up for the presentation I did for the PASS Security virtual chapter.
PASS Security...
2013-07-19
765 reads
Presenting for the new PASS Security Virtual Chapter on July 18
The PASS Security virtual chapter is up and running thanks to the hard work of Argenis Fernandez (blog | twitter) and...
2013-07-17
1,271 reads
Blogs
Au Revoir for now
By Steve Jones
No, I’m not quitting or retiring. Just going on vacation, but I leave tonight...
The SUM of Nothing: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I caught this interesting item over on Pinal Dave’s blog: Eleven Interview Questions that...
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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