2017-08-03
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William Talada
- Interests: non-dualism
Context Is Everything - Check Your Settings
Check 96 server and database settings to make sure they match your expectations in your databases with this script.
2014-05-06
4,742 reads
Objects, Relationships, Systems, And Processes
What is the difference between an expert DBA and a Master DBA? This piece from William Talada talks about Objects, Relationships, Systems, and Processes and how they may relate to your job as a DBA.
2012-09-11
2,560 reads
Get Your ANSI_NULLs Settings Consistent
William Talada brings us a short article to help you check your ANSI NULL settings and gives you a few reasons why you might want to make them consistent.
2010-01-27
8,191 reads
A Genetic Algorithm Sample in T-SQL
Bill Talada brings us an interesting use of T-SQL. Imagine you have a robot moving around a grid and it needs to complete various actions. How do you find the smart robots across many generations?
2010-01-14
11,330 reads
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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