sp_updatestats Is Not Smart
No, I don’t mean the use of sp_updatestats is not smart. It’s a fine, quick mechanism for getting statistics updated...
2014-03-11
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Buffer Pool Extensions in SQL Server 2014
(Be sure to checkout the FREE SQLpassion Performance Tuning Training Plan – you get a weekly email packed with all the...
2014-03-11
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Don’t Park Your Vessel Here
I saw this sign recently, which at first glance is unremarkable, but I couldn’t help be amused at the inclusion...
2014-03-11
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T-SQL Tuesday #52: Keep your head down!
It is T-SQL Tuesday again and this month we are taking the road less traveled. Michael J Swart (b/t) has...
2014-03-11
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SQL Server Diagnostic Information Queries for March 2014
I made a couple of changes in the order of the queries this month and made some other small improvements...
2014-03-11
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SQL Server – How to get last access/update time for a table
Modify date and create date for a table can be retrieved from sys.tables catalog view. When any structural changes are made the...
2014-03-11
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SQL Server – How to get last access/update time for a table
Modify date and create date for a table can be retrieved from sys.tables catalog view. When any structural changes are made the...
2014-03-11
286 reads
SQL Server – How to get last access/update time for a table
Modify date and create date for a table can be retrieved from sys.tables catalog view. When any structural changes are made the...
2014-03-11
7,765 reads
Rails Continuous Testing
Coming from the .Net world where continuous testing is expensive on both the wallet and processing power seeing what Ruby...
2014-03-11
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Presenting Orlando Code Camp
I’ve been attending Orlando Code Camp for years now, and they always put on a great event. It was at...
2014-03-11
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Blogs
PostgreSQL Support in the Data API Builder
By Steve Jones
Next week I’m at VS Live in San Diego (register and join me) and...
Ten Years of PowerShell
Ten years ago today, I filmed a Pluralsight Play by Play on open source...
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...
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Stored Procedures for Server-Level Object and Column Search
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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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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