What is SSDT? Part 2 - More Reasons to Bother!
In part 1 of this series available here I introduced my drawing of what I think SSDT is and talked...
2016-01-06
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What is SSDT? Part 2 - More Reasons to Bother!
In part 1 of this series available here I introduced my drawing of what I think SSDT is and talked...
2016-01-06
42 reads
What is SSDT? Part 2 - More Reasons to Bother!
In part 1 of this series available here I introduced my drawing of what I think SSDT is and talked...
2016-01-06
31 reads
Be an Expert not an Ehhpert!!!
As we embark on a new year I decided to take a look back at my career within I.T. trying...
2016-01-12 (first published: 2016-01-06)
2,250 reads
What’s Going On? A review of 2015 and forecast for 2016 - Syndication – WaterOx Consulting
It’s been quiet… Too quiet Yes, yes it has. Things have been quiet here as of late. Posts and podcasts...
2016-01-06
514 reads
MSDTC Requirements for SSIS Transactions
MSDTC is frequently required when using transactions within SSIS. And not just when you are connecting to two SQL Server...
2016-01-12 (first published: 2016-01-06)
3,769 reads
New Gear: Lenovo Yoga 900
For several months I’ve been eyeing a replacement for my aging Surface Pro 2. Although I’ve been pretty happy with...
2016-01-11 (first published: 2016-01-06)
2,427 reads
Waiting, is it a Bad Thing?
One of the more useful troubleshooting tools (granted when used properly and not with a knee jerk approach) is waits. There are waits in SQL Server that are very...
2016-01-06
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Waiting, is it a Bad Thing?
Despite the desire to get away from the GUI talk in these articles about Extended Events, I have so far...
2016-01-06
762 reads
Install MongoDB 3.2 on Windows
We can install MongoDB as a windows service. The steps are given below
Prerequisite –
Install Hotfix kb2731284 on the MongoDB Server...
2016-01-05
2,082 reads
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...
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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