Security - SQL vs Windows
Security is a very important part of every DBA’s role. If you are not clued up on security best practices...
2012-01-23
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Blog Posts
Sorting a String as a Number with T-SQL and SSIS
I was working on a Cube in Analysis Services for a client recently and needed to sort on a field...
2012-01-23
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Want to recruit me? Please follow these rules
I get 15-30 calls/emails a week from recruiters (not counting the dozens of auto-generated emails I get). Being a contractor...
2012-01-23
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SQL Server - BACKUP LOG WITH NO_LOG
The BACKUP LOG WITH NO_LOG and WITH TRUNCATE_ONLY options are discontinued in SQL Server 2008.
There is no replacement for this...
2012-01-22
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SQL Server- Output clause
Output Clause:- The SQL SERVER 2005 gives us an Output Clause which gives us the information about each row affected by the...
2012-01-22
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SQL server the timeout period elapsed prior to completion of the operation
AdvertisementsSQL server clustering the timeout period elapsed prior to completion of the operation
Recently I faced one of our application could...
2012-01-22
16,186 reads
SQL Server – Modifying Production Data Good Practise
Q. “I need to modify Production Data directly on a Production database. What are some steps I can follow to...
2012-01-21
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Database uplevel Restores Follow On
Today's post is a follow on from one earlier this month Database uplevel Restores. I got round to testing restoring...
2012-01-20
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DBAs and the Career-Life Balance
Reprinted from my editorial in Database Weekly.
I know a lot of DBAs who make SQL Server the focus of their...
2012-01-20
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Local Community Events & User Groups from Around Town....
Staying true to the meaning of SQL Community with respect to local chapters and user groups, I wanted to bring you...
2012-01-20
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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