Install SQL via Windows Command Line
I have been on a mission to find easier ways to install SQL Server. I have recently been working on...
2018-07-13
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Blog Posts
SQL Homework – July 2018 – Create a SQL Agent Job
For this month’s homework let’s try something a bit different. SQL Agent jobs are a very powerful tool frequently used...
2018-07-13 (first published: 2018-07-02)
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Testing BackBlaze Restores
The most important thing for a data guy is having a way to restore data. If security, performance, etc. are...
2018-07-13 (first published: 2018-07-05)
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Back to #SQLSat Louisville
Next week is SQL Saturday #729 – Lousiville and I’m making the trip. This will be my third or fourth trip...
2018-07-12
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Baton Rouge User Groups Networking Night
What a great evening of interesting presentations, professional networking, and Jambalaya!We had 5 speakers last night on topics covering: Availability Groups (me), software documentation, leveraging the SQL Server community,...
2018-07-12
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MSDTC Supported Configurations
The MSDTC Configuration Conundrum MSDTC configuration is not as straight forward as you might think. It’s a different choice if...
2018-07-12 (first published: 2018-07-06)
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Save your execution plans!
Working with performance problems and query tuning can be a headache and take a lot of time. Most companies I...
2018-07-12
116 reads
SQL .NET Requirements
SQL Server Install Requirements
SQL Server Installation requirements indicate .NET 3.5, 4.0, or 4.6 depending on the version. This is not including SSMS. At this point you shouldn’t use SSMS...
2018-07-12
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SQL Server : Understanding Backup and Restore operations using Docker Containers
In this article, we will discuss the concepts of database backup-and-restore operations on SQL Server Docker containers. This is certainly...
2018-07-12
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Why Aren’t You Using SSMS 17?
Last fall, Microsoft split the coding and release of SQL Server Management Studio away from any dependency on the server...
2018-07-12 (first published: 2018-07-05)
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Blogs
The SUM of Nothing: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I caught this interesting item over on Pinal Dave’s blog: Eleven Interview Questions that...
How to Move the SSMS Status Bar to the Top and Color-Code SQL Server Connections
By Hemantgiri
I use color-coded connections in SSMS to distinguish Production, Pre-Production, UAT, and Development. But...
Forums
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