Monica Rathbun

Monica lives in Virginia and is a Microsoft MVP for Data Platform. She has over 15 years of experience working with a wide variety of database platforms with a focus on SQL Server. She is a frequent speaker at IT industry conferences on topics including performance tuning and configuration management. She is the Leader of the Hampton Roads SQL Server User Group and a Mid-Atlantic PASS Regional Mentor. She is passionate about SQL Server and the SQL Server community, doing anything she can to give back. Monica can always be found on Twitter (@sqlespresso) handing out helpful tips.

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Using Data Masker on Chinese Surnames

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A customer had a question recently on masking Chinese characters. I thought that was...

A New Word: Looseleft

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looseleft – the feeling of loss upon finishing a good book, sensing the weight...

Using ChatGPT for Writing

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I have been experimenting more and more with ChatGPT on a regular basis. I’m...

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NOT LIKE Alternatives in WHERE clause

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Hello, I need help to improve an existing (hence I cannot change table's structure...

Vulnerability Assessment removed?

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In Brent Ozar's list of links today, I learned that Microsoft has removed the...

Advanced SQL query help

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Hi, I am looking for some help with two queries using the following table/data....

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