Speaking at Downtown Chicago SQL Server User Group June 9th
I’m going to be speaking for the downtown Chicago SQL Servers User Group at 5:30pm on June 9th! I plan to...
2016-06-02
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Quick Tests for a Function
I was writing a poorly performing UDF the other day and then wanted to replace it with a better performing...
2016-06-07 (first published: 2016-06-02)
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SSMS new feature - Showplan comparison
A new functionality in SSSM 2016 is the ability to compare two execution plans. In one of the execution plans...
2016-06-02
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Resources for Learning Azure Data Platform
You want to start working with Azure and the Azure Data Platform, but getting started is not easy. Just knowing...
2016-06-10 (first published: 2016-06-02)
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Why Do I Write? And Should I Continue?
It’s been about six months now since my career to a sharp right turn. At the request of my kids, I left a decade of consulting for a role...
2016-06-02
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Why Do I Write? And Should I Continue?
It’s been about six months now since my career to a sharp right turn. At the request of my kids,...
2016-06-02
377 reads
Using LEN wrong.
I was reading someone’s question the other day on StackExchange and while the existing comments/questions solved the OP’s (original poster)...
2016-06-10 (first published: 2016-06-02)
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sys.dm_db_wait_stats DMV
Come on guys, lets “UP- vote” this suggestion for the actual SQL Server product – even the “Scary DBA” likes the...
2016-06-02
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Showplan comparison
A new functionality in SSSM 2016 is the ability to compare two execution plans. In one of the execution plans by right clicking and choosing the “Compare Showplan” option...
2016-06-02
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Showplan comparison
A new functionality in SSSM 2016 is the ability to compare two execution plans. In one of the execution plans by right clicking and choosing the “Compare Showplan” option...
2016-06-02
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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
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