SQL Homework – June 2021 – SQL Audits
Last month I had you work on Extended Events, so hopefully now you are a bit more comfortable with them. ... Continue reading
2021-06-14 (first published: 2021-06-01)
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Daily Coping 31 May 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...
2021-05-31
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Blog post about Copying Azure files to SharePoint, comparing Logic App and Power Automate Flow for this, and Trust No One
(2021-May-31) Recently, I created a prototype solution for one of the projects, that would copy data files from Azure to SharePoint location. The task is trivial, doesn't require a lot...
2021-06-14 (first published: 2021-05-31)
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The PASS Data Community Summit Call for Speakers
The other day I saw something that I wasn’t sure I’ve ever see again. The call for speakers for the PASS Data Community Summit went out. After the dissolution...
2021-06-11 (first published: 2021-05-28)
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Goal Progress for May 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...
2021-05-28
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Daily Coping 28 May 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...
2021-05-28
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Automating AlwaysOn Availability Group Failover for SSISDB 2012/2014
Hopefully not many people are still configuring SSIS instances on SQL 2012 or 2014 – especially HA instances – but if you are, this post is for you. If...
2021-05-28
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Automating AlwaysOn Availability Group Failover for SSISDB 2012/2014
Hopefully not many people are still configuring SSIS instances on SQL 2012 or 2014 – especially HA instances – but if you are, this post is for you. If...
2021-05-28
184 reads
Daily Coping 27 May 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...
2021-05-27
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The WITDC Mental Health and Wellness day and why July 2020 really sucked for me.
I recently gave a presentation at the WITDC Mental Health and Wellness day. The recordings are out and here’s the ... Continue reading
2021-06-11 (first published: 2021-05-27)
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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