Converting SQL Backup Files to MTF
I got a copy of some backup files recently and needed to restore them. However, I don’t have SQL Backup...
2016-03-08
1,366 reads
My thoughts on SQL Server on Linux
Well yesterday was a big day in the SQL Community, Microsoft announced that they will be developing a version of SQL Server for Linux. Check out the announcement here.
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2016-03-08
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My thoughts on SQL Server on Linux
Well yesterday was a big day in the SQL Community, Microsoft announced that they will be developing a version of...
2016-03-08
1,768 reads
Announcing SQL Server on Linux
Yes, you read that right. SQL Server will be ported to Linux. Here’s the Blog post from Scott Guthrie.
http://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2016/03/07/announcing-sql-server-on-linux/
Today I’m...
2016-03-08
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Ever wonder what that goofy query in the header means?
It’s T-SQL Tuesday time again (Number 76!) and this month we are hosted by Bob Pusateri (b/t) who has invited...
2016-03-08
1,167 reads
No Joke, SQL Server on Linux
Yesterday Microsoft made the earth shattering news that a version of SQL Server with the “core relational database capabilities” will be...
2016-03-08
424 reads
Polishing The Silverware
A few weeks ago I met a couple of my business partners in a moderately upscale restaurant in the Washington,...
2016-03-08
394 reads
Announcing SQL Server on Linux
Yes, you read that right. SQL Server will be ported to Linux. Here’s the Blog post from Scott Guthrie.
http://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2016/03/07/announcing-sql-server-on-linux/
Today I’m...
2016-03-08
152 reads
SQL Server on Linux
When I started working with SQL Server many years ago, SQL Server on Linux was a regular April fool’s day...
2016-03-08
521 reads
Columnstore Indexes – part 79 (“Loading Data into Non-Updatable Nonclustered Columnstore”)
Continuation from the previous 78 parts, the whole series can be found at http://www.nikoport.com/columnstore/.
Update: In SQL Server 2016 the Nonclustered...
2016-03-07
576 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