Always more to do
My current "to do" list, which is only partially written down and organized. Putting it all one one list is...
2008-10-07
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Blog Posts
Can't Attend SQL Server Training in Person, Consider Virtual Training
I am one of the biggest advocates there is of self-education. Whether you are a novice, intermediate, or expert-level DBA,...
2008-10-07
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Database Administration Librarian
If I cannot find a book or info in a library, I always go to a librarian for advice and...
2008-10-07
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Do You Love PASS?
Recently Tony Davis posted some thoughts (almost a rant) about his opinions of PASS, and there is a great follow...
2008-10-07
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Rendering code nicely in blogs and forums.
I wrote the prettifier specifically to help with posting SQL into blogs and forums. You can find it here http://extras.sqlservercentral.com/prettifier/prettifier.aspx...
2008-10-07
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The Best Database Engine - Why Did I Write This?
Why did I write this? I got challenged by Andy Warren
to write a bit about why I wrote something. I...
2008-10-07
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The Call for Nominations to the SQL PASS Board of Directors is Now Open Until October 24, 2008
If you have ever considered taking a leadership role in PASS, you should seriously consider becoming a SQL PASS board...
2008-10-07
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Final Reminder - SQLSaturday #5 & #9 Coming Up on October 11, 2008
You can find details about these great free events at www.sqlsaturday.com. It's definitely been interesting watching them grow from afar...
2008-10-06
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IndyTechFest 2008
I spend the weekend in Indianapolis at the IndyTechFest 2008 and had a great time. It's a smaller, regional conference...
2008-10-06
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IndyTechFest A Great Success
Just got back from attending IndyTechFest in Indianapolis, IN, which was held on Saturday, October 4, 2008, and had nearly...
2008-10-06
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Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #202: 100 Hours
By Steve Jones
It’s time for T-SQL Tuesday again and this is a great prompt to start...
T-SQL Tuesday
By alevyinroc
T-SQL Tuesday is a monthly blog party hosted by a different community member each...
Exploring DiskANN: Part 2: PQ, SSDs, caching and beam search
How I used AI for this postChatGPT to generate images based on info specifically...
Forums
Databricks Genie Spaces for SQL Analysts: Natural Language Querying Without Leaving Your Data Platform
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The Costs of Multiple Platforms
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RegEx Functions II
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Question of the Day
RegEx Functions II
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') AND BusinessEntityID IN (7,8)See possible answers