SQL Server 2012 Virtual Launch
Microsoft organized a virtual event for SQL Server 2012 on March 7, 2012.
You can register the event by using the...
2012-02-02
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Blog Posts
SQL Stickers–Someone Should Build It
Here’s a niche idea that someone might have some fun with, build a site where someone can request some or...
2012-02-02
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Thank You & Goodbye Publix
It's been a little quite here at SQLBalls.com Dear Reader, but business is about to pick up. There are a...
2012-02-02
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A few quick time calculations
Have you ever needed to do a quick time calculations of the amount of hours/minutes/seconds that have passed? Suppose you...
2012-02-01
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A Script A Day - Day 1 - Database File To Volume Mapping
Today is the 1st February 2012 and as promised here is the first of script in my "A Script A Day"...
2012-02-01
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Atlanta MDF Presents Three Awesome Pre-Cons in Atlanta April 13, 2012
Atlanta MDF presents: SQL Saturday #111 Pre-Conference Sessions SQL Saturday is coming back to Atlanta on April 14, and once again, we’ve managed to schedule 3 awesome pre-con sessions...
2012-02-01
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CHECKSUM vs HashBytes
Hashing can be useful in Data Warehousing as well It can give you the ability to break large problems into...
2012-02-01
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Data Labels, Axis Interval, Rotate Label Text: SSRS Nugget
Charts present summary data in a visually appealing format. Following is a chart for sales over month:
Before
I frequently use a few...
2012-02-01 (first published: 2012-01-31)
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DevConnections Offers DBAs Many Options for Training
As we have done for the last several years, SQLServerCentral.com will be offering its own track at SQL Server Connections...
2012-02-01 (first published: 2012-01-31)
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February Question: If you weren’t a DBA, what would you like to do?
Sometimes its fun to think of what career you might have chosen if you hadn’t become a DBA. With this...
2012-02-01
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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...
Forums
Let's Talk Certifications
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Let's Talk Certifications, which is...
Building a SQL Server Fleet Audit That Leadership Actually Reads
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Smart AI Agents and Data Security
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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