Curious case of SYS.MESSAGES
A strange error struck me last week, and this post is all about that. What you normally expect when you run SELECT * FROM sys.messages? The query will return a...
2016-03-07
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Curious case of SYS.MESSAGES
A strange error struck me last week, and this post is all about that.
What you normally expect when you run...
2016-03-15 (first published: 2016-03-07)
2,092 reads
Monday Morning SQL Break – March 7, 2016
It’s Monday and time for this week’s blog and twitter round-up. If you haven’t already, follow me on twitter (@StrateSQL). This...
2016-03-07
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SQL Server Backups Are A Business Decision
Blog post #3 in support of Tim Ford’s (b|t) #iwanttohelp, #entrylevel
Read more about Tim’s challenge here.
It’s very easy to think of...
2016-03-10 (first published: 2016-03-07)
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Restoring a Striped Backup–#SQLNewBlogger
Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as...
2016-03-07
1,598 reads
Azure ML and R at This Week's BRSSUG/BRPBIUG
This Wednesday night, not only are we going to be showcasing the technology of the internet with an online presenter...
2016-03-07
459 reads
Recompile Monitoring using XEvents
How recompiles can hurt you, and how you can hunt them down using sql_statement_recompile.
2016-03-07
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Recompile Monitoring using XEvents
Recompiles can be a hidden bottleneck on your server, and it may not be too obvious. I should know, it...
2016-03-17 (first published: 2016-03-07)
1,667 reads
Get the Total Item Size for an Exchange database
Hey there!
This one is for those Exchange admins who think it is a sin to use hands for something that...
2016-03-06
794 reads
SQL Server ports
When you configure a SQL Server instance on a server, you have to consider the following ports:SQLServer default instance port...
2016-03-05
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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
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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