My Journey - Part I
I've actually been meaning to write about my journey as a SQL Server professional, but kept putting it off. I...
2009-10-05
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A Hint For Recruiters (And You!)
Over the past few years we’ve had a number of recruiters and staffing firms visit oPASS as sponsors, and we...
2009-10-04
362 reads
SQLSaturday 26 Session Files
SQLSaturday 26 Sessions: 10/3 in Redmond, WA
Thanks to everyone that attended my sessions at SQLSaturday 26 in Redmond, WA on...
2009-10-04
1,046 reads
Stupid DBA Tricks
Well, I just learned a valuable lesson about something you should not do as a DBA…
About a month ago, a...
2009-10-04
4,354 reads
Red Gate's SQL Data Generator
I'm reading SQL Server MVP John Magnabosco's new e-book, Protecting SQL Server Data, and he includes a database schema to...
2009-10-03
3,044 reads
Pitching in at SQL University
Jorge Segarra (@SQLChicken) has put together an idea to have on-line basic lessons on SQL Server called SQL University. The idea...
2009-10-03
1,136 reads
Southwest Florida Code Camp II
I presented a Powershel session at the SW Florida .Net Code Camp IIl. The session demonstrated the following uses cases for...
2009-10-03
538 reads
Free Stuff and a SQL Server Standard Update
Great news. We’ve managed to get one article all the way through the process. We’ll have our first publication out...
2009-10-02
731 reads
SQL Server MVP Deep Dives Book available for pre-order
The "SQL Server MVP Deep Dives" book that I wrote two chapters for is up for pre-order. This will be...
2009-10-02
624 reads
Choosing a career path; which way do I go?
“Should I get an MBA or an MCSE?” What an odd question. At least these days it seems odd. But,...
2009-10-02
303 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
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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