What’s new in SSRS 2016 – Session Contents
The 2016 edition of the Belgian SQL Server Days is over. It was a blast – as usual – and it was...
2016-10-14
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Control Flow Package Parts in SSIS 2016
Control Flow Package Parts are a new feature in Microsoft SQL Server 2016 that attempts to enable code reuse within SQL Server Integration Services packages. The intent is great, but like...
2016-10-14
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Control Flow Package Parts in SSIS 2016
Control Flow Package Parts are a new feature in Microsoft SQL Server 2016 that attempts to enable code reuse within SQL Server...
2016-10-20 (first published: 2016-10-14)
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In-memory tables in 60 seconds
As a SQL Server DBA or developer here is what you should know about memory-optimized tables (in-memory tables):
Introduced in SQL Server 2014
Primary store is main memory, second copy maintained on...
2016-10-13
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In-memory tables in 60 seconds
As a SQL Server DBA or developer here is what you should know about memory-optimizedtables (in-memory tables):
Introduced in SQL Server 2014Primary...
2016-10-13
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Why I Practice Presentations
I had a new presentation to give this week at IT/DevConnections. This is a paid for conference, and I want...
2016-10-13
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Too many indexes!
Indexes are great. They speed up our queries. In fact, without them relational database systems wouldn’t work.
Different indexes work best...
2016-10-13
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My thoughts on Recertifying your MCSE through Microsoft Virtual Academy
A couple of years back I achieved the Microsoft certification MCSE – Business Intelligence. You can read all about that process in...
2016-10-13
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You don't need any Training? OK...I believe you.
This week's Super duper IT training offers are in:
If you see any that take your fancy let me know. Drop...
2016-10-13
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Microsoft Certifications
Every now and again I would navigate to Microsoft’s certification page and see what / if any changes have taken place...
2016-10-13
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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...
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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