How SQL Server stores data types: XML
This week we’re looking at how the database engine stores the XML data type in SQL Server and Azure SQL Database. If you would like to read about storage of...
2020-09-09
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Daily Coping 9 Sep 2020
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2020-09-09
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Automating DBCC CHECKDB for Azure SQL DB with Azure Functions
Warning, this is a longer post from me than usual. The title is a mouthful and so is this post. In the past I have linked to blog posts...
2020-09-09
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SQLpassion Online Training about SQL Server on VMware
(Be sure to checkout the FREE SQLpassion Performance Tuning Training Plan - you get a weekly email packed with all the essential knowledge you need to know about performance...
2020-09-09
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SQLpassion Online Training about SQL Server on VMware
(Be sure to checkout the FREE SQLpassion Performance Tuning Training Plan - you get a weekly email packed with all the essential knowledge you need to know about performance...
2020-09-09
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Speaking at SQLSaturday Denmark 2020
I’m delighted to announce I’m speaking at the virtual SQLSaturday Denmark at the 26th of September 2020. I’ll be speaking about the cloud datawarehouse Snowflake and its integration with...
2020-09-09
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#tsql2sday #130 – Automate your stress away – Getting more SSIS Agent Job information
Automation T-SQL Tuesday was started by Adam Machanic (blog|twitter) is hosted by a different person each month. The host selects the theme, and then the blogging begins. worldwide, on...
2020-09-16 (first published: 2020-09-09)
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Troubleshooting Performance issues Like Microsoft Engineers
IF you are a Database administrator and managing SQL Server Database so this article for you, this article is a parent for 3 parts for How to troubleshoot the...
2020-09-09
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Troubleshooting Performance issues Like Microsoft Engineers
IF you are a Database administrator and managing SQL Server Database so this article for you, this article is a parent for 3 parts for How to troubleshoot the...
2020-09-09
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Troubleshooting Performance issues like Microsoft Engineers Part 3
If you don’t read the previous parts you can read it from here (PART1, PART2), in this part of today we will explain how we can analyze the output...
2020-09-09
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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...
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