Getting Started with Technical Presentations
I was talking with a gentleman last night after the Greater Charleston .NET User Group about career development. He's not...
2009-04-17
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Data Logging
I'm a data guy, so it makes sense for me to think about tracking my data here at home. Recently...
2009-04-17
575 reads
SQL Server 2008 System Views - Map
Sure that many informations that we can have from the SQL Server 2008, are organized in system views in each...
2009-04-17
923 reads
Book Review: Best of SQL Server Central Volume 6
If you've never looked at one of these they are compilations of some of the best/most popular articles since the...
2009-04-16
545 reads
The Maintenance Plan Wizard Can Lead You Astray
In theory, the SQL Server Maintenance Plan Wizard is supposed to make it easier for non-DBAs or novice DBAs to...
2009-04-16
5,588 reads
SQL Saturday Pensacola - Schedule published
The event schedule for SQL Saturday Pensacola has been published. This event will be held on Saturday, June 6 at...
2009-04-16
804 reads
Better Backup
I’ve been managing backups of my video files using USB hard drives for a year, and I’m fed up. I...
2009-04-16
947 reads
Starting Conversations - Part 2
A week or so ago I posted a note about reading How to Start a Conversation and Make Friends (worth...
2009-04-15
388 reads
Pragmatic Works Foundation Class
This week I've been extremely busy working on the new Pragmatic Works Foundation class, which is the brainchild of Brian...
2009-04-15
712 reads
Don’t Make Dumb Mistakes by Duplicating Indexes
Just today, I was reviewing the indexing of a database used by a third-party application. As part of my review,...
2009-04-15
2,431 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...
Forums
Let's Talk Certifications
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Let's Talk Certifications, which is...
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...
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