Colorado SQL Events : September 2013
All ColoradoSQL user group meetings start at 5:30 p.m. and provide food and refreshments. There is no cost to attend...
2013-09-13
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SQL Server – Find all the LOB Data Type Columns in a Database Using T-SQL Script
Today morning when I was working on a huge database containing lots of LOB data, I was required to know...
2013-09-12
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TPC-E Benchmark Results for Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2
Two new TPC-E benchmark results have shown up for two-socket database servers using the brand new, 22nm Intel Xeon E5-2697...
2013-09-12
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Upcoming SQL Saturday Sessions
September is a wild month for me! This Saturday, September 14th, I will be at Kansas City’s next SQL Saturday #191...
2013-09-12
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Microsoft Certified Master program killed
The Certified Master and Architect community was collectively notified Friday, August 30, at 10PM PST that the Certified Master (MCM/MCSM)...
2013-09-12
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Microsoft Expands Data Centers… Again
Didn’t they just do this in the spring? Word is out that they’re expanding even more data centers. The cynical...
2013-09-12
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Introduction to Integrity: Corruption in Nonclustered Indexes
It’s day four of our six part series Introduction to Integrity, sponsored by Idera, and tonight’s topic is going to...
2013-09-12
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1199 Data Professionals and you
The second incarnation of 2013 “SQL Relay” is bigger and better than ever. We have taken on board all of...
2013-09-12
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Data Warehousing Tip: Using T-SQL vs SSIS for Slowly Changing Dimension (SCD) Types 1 and 2
Here’s an example of using T-SQL to process a Slowly Changing Type 1&2 Dimension . Note: SSIS has an SCD transform ,however, it does not process large dimensional datasets...
2013-09-11
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Data Warehousing Tip: Using T-SQL vs SSIS for Slowly Changing Dimension (SCD) Types 1 and 2
Here’s an example of using T-SQL to process a Slowly Changing Type 1&2 Dimension . Note: SSIS has an SCD transform...
2013-09-11
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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