Cumulative Update # 8 for SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 is now available!
The 8th cumulative update (CU8) for SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 is now available for download at the Microsoft...
2014-01-22
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Volunteers Needed For PASS SUMMIT
Last night I submitted my application to volunteer for the 2014 PASS Summit Program Committee.
Not know what PASS is? head...
2014-01-22
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The “most_recent_sql_handle” column
While researching my last post I ran across an interesting column I hadn’t noticed before, sys.dm_exec_connections.most_recent_sql_handle. I mentioned it in...
2014-01-22
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PowerShell Remote Commands
This is something I've found useful here recently when I had a server acting up. It's a simple way to...
2014-01-22
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Easy Backup History Review Script
I often use these scripts to check on the backups of all databases in an unfamiliar SQL Server instance, regardless...
2014-01-22
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Table Hierarchy updated
Recently a need resurfaced to explore the foreign key tree (hierarchy/genealogy) as it related to a specific table within a database. As I pulled out the script from the...
2014-01-21
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Table Hierarchy updated
Recently a need resurfaced to explore the foreign key tree (hierarchy/genealogy) as it related to a specific table within a...
2014-01-21
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Win a Free Conference Pass to SQL Server Live in Las Vegas
Taking responsibility for your professional development and making it a priority is essential to being a successful Data Professional. It’s...
2014-01-21
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Power BI for Office 365 pricing announced
Pricing for Power BI for Office 365 has been announced (see pricing).
It’s all very confusing to me but Melissa Coates does a...
2014-01-21
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Three Hundred!
Just announced on Friday, SQLSaturday #300 will be held in Kansas City, MO, on September 13, 2014 . Everything about that...
2014-01-21
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Blogs
Announcements from the Microsoft Fabric Community Conference — Barcelona 2026
By James Serra
Microsoft shared a broad set of Fabric, Power BI, and SQL updates at FabCon...
Au Revoir for now
By Steve Jones
No, I’m not quitting or retiring. Just going on vacation, but I leave tonight...
Forums
Let's Talk Certifications
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Let's Talk Certifications, which is...
Force join by longest possible choice
Title pretty much says it. I want to join to a table that has...
Building a SQL Server Fleet Audit That Leadership Actually Reads
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Building a SQL Server Fleet...
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