Estimating Nonclustered Index Size in SQL Server (Powershell)
I recently encountered a requirement to estimate the size of (a lot of) nonclustered indexes on some very large tables due to not having a test box to create...
2021-08-01
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Estimating Nonclustered Index Size in SQL Server (Powershell)
I recently encountered a requirement to estimate the size of (a lot of) nonclustered indexes on some very large tables due to not having a test box to create...
2021-08-13 (first published: 2021-08-01)
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Goal Progress for July 2021
I set goals at the beginning of the year, and I’m tracking my progress in these updates during 2021. As I look at goal progress for 2021, I’m going...
2021-07-31
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Data Modeling at your fingertips
(2021-July-30) A picture is worth a thousand words, the same way a visual database schema is better than a database model communicated by a multitude of data scripting text objects.
Someone...
2021-08-16 (first published: 2021-07-31)
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How to put a SQL Server Database into Recovery Pending
You might be asking why on earth would you want to get a database into an undesirable state, more specifically into a Recovery Pending state. Well, in my case,...
2021-07-30
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How to put a SQL Server Database into Recovery Pending
You might be asking why on earth would you want to get a database into an undesirable state, more specifically into a Recovery Pending state. Well, in my case,...
2021-08-16 (first published: 2021-07-30)
1,431 reads
Daily Coping 30 Jul 2021
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2021-07-30
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SQL Server on Linux Storage Secrets on Microsoft Channel 9
I’m thrilled to have recently released a video with Microsoft’s Data Exposed on Channel 9 where I discuss setting up Linux storage appropriate for on-demand disk expansion for your...
2021-07-29
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Daily Coping 29 Jul 2021
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2021-07-29
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Server vs Instance. A rant.
It’s a SQL Server Instance not a SQL Server. The product is SQL Server. The installed copy is an Instance. ... Continue reading
2021-07-29
353 reads
Blogs
The SUM of Nothing: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I caught this interesting item over on Pinal Dave’s blog: Eleven Interview Questions that...
How to Move the SSMS Status Bar to the Top and Color-Code SQL Server Connections
By Hemantgiri
I use color-coded connections in SSMS to distinguish Production, Pre-Production, UAT, and Development. But...
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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