An interview with me
The other day I received an email asking for some help with a school project. Would I please answer some...
2016-12-15
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Master Data Services Error – Missing Temp Directory
I recently had to install SQL Server 2016 again on my Windows 10 machine. This also meant that I had...
2016-12-15
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sp_WhatsupQueryStore v1.2 available
sp_WhatsupQueryStore v1.2 has just been released!
In this new version additional parameters are added to control what information is returned and...
2016-12-15
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Zip Files in SSIS
Of the very many things SQL Server Integration Services does well, one of its shortcomings is that it does not...
2016-12-15
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Treat Yourself to a Training Christmas Present
Its the week before Christmas. Party season is in full swing. Its a time for reflection on the year gone...
2016-12-15
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CHECKDB and Page Restoring from SSMS
Did you know that you can run DBCC CHECKDB (WITH PHYSICAL_ONLY) and issue page restores from SSMS (SQL Server Management...
2016-12-15
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This Week in Data – Episode 16 (Top 5 Reasons You Need a Data Warehouse)
Welcome back to another episode of This Week In Data! If you missed our previous episodes, you can watch them...
2016-12-14
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What is HTAP?
I have been seeing the term “HTAP” mentioned a lot recently, and I thought I would briefly explain the term....
2016-12-14
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Reminder – Geek Sync Today!
Today (December 14, 2016) at 12 PM Eastern I’m giving a webinar on preparing for your SQL Server farm for the...
2016-12-14
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SSIS Package Validation in the Catalog
Built into the SQL Server Integration Services catalog is the ability to run a validation without actually executing the package....
2016-12-14
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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
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Building a SQL Server Fleet...
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