Ten Essential Traits for DBA Success
There is greatness within you whether you believe it or not. Over the years there are certain skills that have...
2016-08-31 (first published: 2016-08-23)
2,279 reads
The SQL Professor
Are SQL Saturday’s Worth It?
This past weekend I was fortunate enough to be a part of Louisville’s (for those local the ‘ville) SQL Saturday event held...
2016-08-18 (first published: 2016-08-12)
1,682 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #080–Round Up
The roundup is finally here, and cheers to all of you who participated. We had a great turnout this month...
2016-07-19
360 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #080
T-SQL Tuesday time is here again! And I’m honored to be hosting this months block party. Why you ask? T-SQL...
2016-07-07
926 reads
Is Today Your Last Day Working With SQL?
Please entertain this thought for a moment – If today was your last day working with SQL how would you spend...
2016-07-08 (first published: 2016-06-29)
3,337 reads
Interview with Warwick Rudd
Part of traveling to various events and being a part of the SQL Community means one can meet some pretty...
2016-05-09 (first published: 2016-04-26)
1,016 reads
The Next Chapter ~ A SQL Journey
The past five years have been nothing short of an amazing ride on this thing we call “The SQL Journey”....
2016-04-14
422 reads
Time Management–Leadership
To many times data professionals flounder in what some call a pool of uncertainty. The countless tasks, tickets, projects, and emails...
2016-03-16
490 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #75 Invitation: Jump into Power BI!
This month the talented Jorge Segarra (B|T) hosts the T-SQL Tuesday block party, and he has chosen the topic of...
2016-02-16
492 reads
Leadership and the Data Professional
Many traits make up data professionals and the many who find themselves in leadership roles. The traits being shared in...
2016-02-17 (first published: 2016-02-10)
1,814 reads
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