When was my index created or at least last updated?
SQL Server stores a create date and a change date for each object in the sys.objects system view.
Unfortunately while...
2016-11-21 (first published: 2016-11-14)
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Monday Coffee 2016-11-14
Communication in the workplace.
With the release of Microsoft Teams we now have a dazzlingly array of software designed to increase...
2016-11-14
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Enabling Cortana for dbareports PowerBi
Last week at the Birmingham user group I gave a presentation about PowerShell and SQL Server
It was a very packed...
2016-11-16 (first published: 2016-11-13)
1,838 reads
Residual Predicate and "Number of Rows Read" in Execution Plans
What is Residual Predicate?
Lets say one gets a query to fine tune. While checking the execution plan, if there is...
2016-11-17 (first published: 2016-11-13)
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What does an Index mean to a Query
This post is about the importance of a right index to a query. The following simple query was considered. [crayon-5e96566159ca8644006533/] Even simple, this query was causing troubles on our production...
2016-11-11
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What does an Index mean to a Query
This post is about the importance of a right index to a query. The following simple query was considered. [crayon-5e81b52eda1f0195410103/] Even simple, this query was causing troubles on our production...
2016-11-11
10 reads
What does an Index mean to a Query
This post is about the importance of a right index to a query. The following simple query was considered.
SELECT
[GroupBy1].[A1] AS...
2016-11-11
268 reads
Why we need a PASS Sponsor Portal
Major sponsors in our space get hundreds of emails from us each year, all asking for money. Those are all...
2016-11-11
402 reads
How to deploy your SQL Server database to a remote server
CASE 1: you have direct access to both the SQL Server where the source database is and the SQL Server where the target database is.
First time deployment
Backup / restore...
2016-11-11
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How to deploy your SQL Server database to a remote server
CASE 1: you have direct access to both the SQL Server where the source database is and the SQL Server...
2016-11-11
2,140 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
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...
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