Temp Table Caching in SQL Server
SQL Server caches temporary objects (temporary tables and table variables), that are created in a stored procedure. Temporary objects that are created either in dynamic SQL statement or by...
2016-05-15
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Filtered Statistics in SQL Server
In SQL Server, Filtered Statistics can improve cardinality estimation, i.e. when joining lookup table, or while joining fact table and dimension table. For this reason, SQL Server supports the...
2016-05-15
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Parallel Insert Into – Table Variable Vs Temporary Table in SQL Server
In SQL Server, for insert into select statements, when the target for insert into is temporary table, the select statement can execute in parallel. When the target is table...
2016-05-15
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Cardinality Estimation – Table Variable Vs Temporary Table in SQL Serve
SQL Server creates and maintains statistics for temporary tables, which lead to better cardinality estimation and optimal execution plan generation. Table variables have no statistics, which can result in...
2016-05-15
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Understanding ASYNC_NETWORK_IO Waits in SQL Server
In SQL Server, ASYNC_NETWORK_IO wait time can be high due to slow network, like when the database is in the cloud and the application is on premise. Furthermore, it...
2016-05-15
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SQLPASS SUMMIT 2016 Discount Code
SQLPASS SUMMIT 2016 is around, only few months left for this super event. Probably you all would have heard about...
2016-05-14
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Resource Governor in SQL Server – Workload Throttling
Resource Governor in SQL Server provides CPU, Memory and I/O throttling. In SQL Server 2014 and earlier, CPU throttling works only for similar kind of workloads and not for...
2016-05-14
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The Mysterious Black Box of R - For the SQL Server Guy
Took a class from Jamey Johnston @ SQLSaturday #516 in Houston. Lots of great information covered. Follow him for a much...
2016-05-20 (first published: 2016-05-14)
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Hello SQLSaturday Houston!
I've been looking forward to speaking at SQLSaturday Houston again all year!
Big thanks to the organizing crew behind this great...
2016-05-13
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The New Global Dashboard
Redgate recently released SQL Monitor 5.2, which is the latest upgrade to our monitoring/alerting/troubleshooting product for DBAs. This was the...
2016-05-13
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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