Data loading into Azure SQL Data Warehouse
Azure SQL Data Warehouse (SQL DW) is a new platform-as-a service (PaaS) that distributes workloads across multiple compute resources, called massively parallel processing (MPP)....
2016-03-23
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I’m presenting for the Pass Security Virtual Chapter!
Tomorrow (3/24/2016) at noon CT I’ll be presenting my SQL Server Security Basics session for the Pass Security Virtual Chapter....
2016-03-23
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The ‘In Recovery’ Mystery
Last week I received an email from one of our sysadmins asking why one of our databases kept showing as...
2016-03-31 (first published: 2016-03-22)
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Color Themes for Power BI
Color coordination is important in report and dashboard design. We’ve seen theming and color pallet options in the prior iteration...
2016-03-22
1,180 reads
SQLBits in Space
It’s coming in May. The official UK SQL Server 2016 launch event is SQL Bits and the conference returns to...
2016-03-29 (first published: 2016-03-22)
1,400 reads
ETL Auditing
It happens far too often: Once an ETL process has been tested and executes successfully, there are no further checks...
2016-03-29 (first published: 2016-03-22)
2,299 reads
SQL Server Service Broker – Introduction
SQL Server Service Broker is a messaging technology that’s baked right into the SQL Server engine. It was first introduced...
2016-03-30 (first published: 2016-03-22)
2,304 reads
Recertification, too easy?
3 years I was awarded the MCSE: Data Platform certification and as per the recertification rules, I needed to recertify this year to keep it active. So shortly after...
2016-03-21
18 reads
Recertification, too easy?
3 years I was awarded the MCSE: Data Platform certification and as per the recertification rules, I needed to recertify...
2016-03-21
208 reads
Recertification, too easy?
3 years I was awarded the MCSE: Data Platform certification and as per the recertification rules, I needed to recertify...
2016-03-28 (first published: 2016-03-21)
1,798 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...
Forums
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...
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