A Python SQL Server App
I got a link recently from Microsoft on building apps easily for SQL Server. At the top of the page,...
2016-12-06
1,399 reads
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Calculator
For a long time clients would ask me how to determine the cost savings by migrating their applications and databases...
2016-12-06
1,276 reads
Actual Chats: RIGHT OUTER joins in the wild
Colleague:
I think I just encountered my first Right join
*shocked* Me:
huh. weird.
a rare Right Join has appeared!Colleague:
catch it!Me:
You use ON. It's...
2016-12-22 (first published: 2016-12-06)
2,896 reads
TSQL Tuesday #85 Invite – Backup and Recovery
Come on down! You’re the next contestant on T-SQL Tuesday! I’m your host Kenneth Fisher and this month I’d thought...
2016-12-06
555 reads
Power BI Custom Visuals Class (Module 28 – Sankey)
In this module you will learn how to use the Sankey Power BI Custom Visual. The Sankey is a type...
2016-12-06
972 reads
In Memory OLTP – 1
In-Memory OLTP (A.K.A. Hekaton) is a specialized, memory-optimized relational data management engine and native stored procedure compiler, integrated into SQL...
2016-12-06
669 reads
sp_WhatsupQueryStore version 1.1 released
Today I released a new version of the sp_WhatsupQueryStore stored procedure. sp_WhatsupQueryStore returns many configuration and performance metrics that are...
2016-12-06
473 reads
Checking your Wait Stats via Power BI
Wait stats is my go to thing, however I do get bored just querying it via a table so I...
2016-12-06
812 reads
December: A two-line play.
“Wow! A family, a marathon, and two businesses! So how do you keep up with it all?” asked Twitter. “Work-life...
2016-12-05
602 reads
Presentations for SQL Server Beginners
Tired from all those blog postsFor my final blog post in the #gettingstarted, #iwanttohelp series, I decided to curate a...
2016-12-23 (first published: 2016-12-05)
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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