Power BI Data Security – Power BI Report Server
Power BI Report Server was released as a way to host reports on premises. It was one of the highest...
2018-05-31
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Blog Posts
Single User Mode – Back to Basics
Starting SQL Server in single-user mode should be a tool every data professional holds in the bag. This is an essential tool that can be used in multiple scenarios...
2018-05-31
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Single User Mode – Back to Basics
In a recent article, I took you on a trip through how to hack (ethically) a SQL Server to regain...
2018-05-31
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SQL Saturday 769 Melbourne & 771 Sydney
For those not aware there’s some excellent local SQL events coming up here in Melbourne and Sydney…
SQL Saturday769 (Sat 30 Jun 2018)...
2018-05-31
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SQL Saturday 769 Melbourne & 771 Sydney
For those not aware there’s some excellent local SQL events coming up here in Melbourne and Sydney… SQL Saturday 769 (Sat 30 Jun 2018) Melbourne. SQL Saturday 771 (Sat 07 Jul 2017)...
2018-05-31
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Updated query to view data in the error log
This is one of my favorite scripts. It pulls all of the data from the error log and dumps it...
2018-05-31
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Azure PowerShell – List Data Center Locations
Occasionally I will come across the need to use PowerShell for my day to day activities. One such need came...
2018-05-30 (first published: 2018-05-22)
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Azure SQL Database – The Default Isolation Is?
So what is the default isolation level for Azure SQL Database? I ran the following code to check it out....
2018-05-30
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Azure SQL Database / SQL Server – Paused Index Rebuild
I was creating some demo non-clustered indexes in one of my Azure SQL Databases and received the following warning when...
2018-05-30 (first published: 2018-05-22)
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Backup and Restore Automation using SQLCMD and SQL Server agent
Database administrators are often requested to refresh a database, mostly to create a live copy of the production database to...
2018-05-30
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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