SQLBits XI videos online
All the videos for this popular conference are online (69 of them). Take a look at the recorded sessions at http://sqlbits.com/content/Event11. ...
2013-09-10
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New Windows Azure Virtual Labs
Getting started with new technologies can be a pain. That makes all the new labs that Microsoft just posted extremely...
2013-09-10
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Sometimes I don't understand Microsoft's vulnerability classifications
Here's a great example:
MS13-079 - Vulnerability in Active Directory Could Allow Denial of Service (2853587)
Basically, this patches a vulnerability where an...
2013-09-10
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T-SQL Tuesday #46: Rube Goldberg Machine
It’s the second Tuesday of the month, and you know what time it is! That’s right, another installment of T-SQL...
2013-09-10
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T-SQL Tuesday #46: Rube Goldberg Machine
It’s the second Tuesday of the month, and you know what time it is! That’s right, another installment of T-SQL...
2013-09-10
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T-SQL Tuesday #46 Rube Goldberg Machine aka Automating Deleting Older Certificates
Hello Dear Reader! This is the second Tuesday of the month and you know what that means, T-SQL Tuesday the...
2013-09-12 (first published: 2013-09-10)
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Introduction to Integrity: Corruption in Clustered Indexes and Heaps
For day three of this six part series Introduction to Integrity, sponsored by Idera, we will take a look at...
2013-09-10
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How to Avoid the 'Abuse' of SysAdmin by Applying User Defined Roles in SQL 2012 (and keep Exec.s and Auditors Happy)
This will not be a typical post, just a dive right away into Data Access Language Code, which provides a...
2013-09-10
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Good Advice on "Certification"
Buck Woody (blog | twitter) is often seen as one of the wise men of the SQL Server community and with...
2013-09-13 (first published: 2013-09-10)
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Monitoring Database and Table Sizes
Trending database and table sizes helps give you an idea of what to expect, and, sometimes, points out problems and...
2013-09-11 (first published: 2013-09-10)
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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