What’s the Best Path to Becoming a DBA?
I received a blog comment from a nice chap recently, concerning a subject that I’m often asked about and I wanted...
2014-01-07
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John Sansom
What’s the Best Path to Becoming a DBA?
I received a blog comment from a nice chap recently, concerning a subject that I’m often asked about and I wanted to share my thoughts with you here. I only...
2014-01-07
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DBA JumpStart – A SQL Community Ebook for DBAs
If you could give a DBA just one piece of advice, what would it be?
I asked 20 successful and experienced...
2013-12-16 (first published: 2013-12-10)
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DBA JumpStart – A SQL Community Ebook for DBAs
If you could give a DBA just one piece of advice, what would it be? I asked 20 successful and experienced SQL Server professionals this exact question. You can...
2013-12-10
30 reads
Winner – Conference Pass to SQL Server Live! in Orlando
This is a quick post to announce the winner of our competition for a FREE conference pass to SQL Server Live! in Orlando.
Those rather nice...
2013-10-30
1,374 reads
Winner – Conference Pass to SQL Server Live! in Orlando
This is a quick post to announce the winner of our competition for a FREE conference pass to SQL Server Live! in Orlando. Those rather nice folks at SQL Server Live are also offering SQL Brit...
2013-10-30
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Win a Free Conference Pass to SQL Server Live! in Orlando
Taking responsibility for your own Professional Development and making it a priority is essential to being a successful Data Professional.
Courtesy...
2013-10-21
611 reads
Win a Free Conference Pass to SQL Server Live! in Orlando
Taking responsibility for your own Professional Development and making it a priority is essential to being a successful Data Professional. Courtesy SQL Server Live! I’ve got an outstanding opportunity for...
2013-10-21
22 reads
What’s the Age Limit for Becoming a DBA?
I received an email from a nice chap recently, concerning a subject that I’m often asked about and I wanted...
2013-10-01
1,185 reads
What’s the Age Limit for Becoming a DBA?
I received an email from a nice chap recently, concerning a subject that I’m often asked about and I wanted to share my thoughts with you here. Since I only...
2013-10-01
35 reads
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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