S3OLV – Get your Merge On
We are rapidly closing in on the February meeting for S3OLV. You might remember reading about the upcoming meeting here. We are looking to have an excellent meeting this...
2012-02-07
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S3OLV – Get your Merge On
We are rapidly closing in on the February meeting for S3OLV. You might remember reading about the upcoming meeting here.
We...
2012-02-07
644 reads
Freedom
Not too long ago, I blogged about a Book called Daemon. Freedom is the sequel to Daemon. I enjoyed reading this book. The story continues from Daemon, but in...
2012-02-07
23 reads
Freedom
Not too long ago, I blogged about a Book called Daemon. Freedom is the sequel to Daemon.
I enjoyed reading this...
2012-02-07
721 reads
Opt In/Out of Personalized Microsoft Ads
Nice to have the option, you can opt-out (default is in) of having personalized ads. I turned it off, the...
2012-02-07
827 reads
Avoiding Bad Query Performance
There’s a very old saying, “When you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.”
And my evidence today is:
That’s certainly not...
2012-02-07
1,214 reads
LAST_VALUE() Analytic Function–SQL Server 2012
Earlier, i discussed FIRST_VALUE() function. FIRST_VALUE() returns the first value from an ordered set of records. Similarly LAST_VALUE() returns the last...
2012-02-07
2,711 reads
PIPE CLIP – (| CLIP)
The main focus of this blog is to write about SQL Server related stuff – but now and then in the...
2012-02-07
802 reads
Webcast: Successfully Meeting Your Audits for SQL Server
Tomorrow at 3 PM Eastern I'll be giving a webcast in conjection with Idera and MSSQLTips.com:
Registration for Successfully Meeting Your...
2012-02-07
1,015 reads
A Script A Day - Day 7 - Memory Queries
Today's script is a collection of a few memory queries I've collected from various sources over the years. These queries are by no...
2012-02-07
2,342 reads
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
Let's Talk Certifications
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Let's Talk Certifications, which is...
Building a SQL Server Fleet Audit That Leadership Actually Reads
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Building a SQL Server Fleet...
Smart AI Agents and Data Security
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Smart AI Agents and Data...
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