SQL Server transactional replication performance tuning and optimization
If you`re using transactional replication on SQL Server platform on rather large and data intensive environment you may have faced...
2015-07-02
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Moving SQLAndy to Project Nami
I’ve been hosting this blog on Azure for a while, running WordPress on top of MySQL. Works fine, gives me...
2015-07-02
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Doing a Full Outer Join in Power Query
A while back a give a session at the element61 Microsoft Business Analytics Day, a free event where the capabilities...
2015-07-09 (first published: 2015-07-02)
3,846 reads
Microsoft MVP–A dream came true
Dear All,
“Microsoft Most Valuable Professional “ – MVP is one of the prestigious tag. It is one of the dreams which came...
2015-07-02
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Backup Compression - Native vs Redgate
Many of the companies are using third party backup software for SQL server in order to help to reduce their...
2015-07-02
2,454 reads
SQL Server Infernals – Circle 3: Shaky Typers
Choosing the right data type for your columns is first of all a design decision that has tremendous impact on...
2015-07-10 (first published: 2015-07-02)
2,233 reads
Twitter - finally!!
Finally I join Twitter myself, so if you are interested to find me through Twitter, its here.
2015-07-02
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FOR JSON Clause With PATH Mode In SQL Server 2016
In previous blog we learnt about changing query format using JSON clause with AUTO mode option. In this blog we...
2015-07-02
394 reads
Power BI Hands-On Workshop at PASS Global Summit
Please join me at the PASS Global Summit in Seattle for a half-day, 3-hour hands-on Power BI mini workshop. Bring...
2015-07-02
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Power BI Hands-On Workshop at PASS Global Summit
Please join me at the PASS Global Summit in Seattle for a half-day, 3-hour hands-on Power BI mini workshop. Bring...
2015-07-02
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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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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