The default instance has a name
The default instance actually has an instance name. It’s MSSQLSERVER. This is probably familiar to a lot of you but...
2015-09-07 (first published: 2015-08-31)
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Your presentation matters! Do it right!
This weekend I was invited over at SQLSaturday Oslo to speak about SQL Server Indexing. I ran into Boris Hristov...
2015-08-31
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Buffer Pool Extension in SQL Server 2014 part 2: benchmark testing
Let’s take a closer look at how we can speed up the system’s performance using the Buffer Pool Extension. For...
2015-08-31
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At SQL Server Geeks 2015 - Pre Conference Session - Benjamin Nevarez
Attended SQL Server Geeks Annual Summit 2015 on last Wednesday (26/8) at Bangalore, India. Due to few urgent responsibilities at...
2015-08-31
1,289 reads
How SQL store your data?
What happens when you create a table?
Have you ever give it a thought, how sql server actually managing your table?...
2015-08-30
712 reads
How SQL store your data?
What happens when you create a table?
Have you ever give it a thought, how sql server actually managing your table?...
2015-08-30
855 reads
syntax error in textheader of stored procedure - Cause and Solution
Hi Folks,
Comments play an important part in writing any code. Especially when somebody else reads your code. So the other...
2015-08-30
1,322 reads
Pluralsight Authoring – Upcoming Course
I am super excited to announce that I have recently been accepted as an author for Pluralsight.
My audition was on Monitoring AlwaysOn Availability Groups and was accepted on the...
2015-08-29
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Pluralsight Authoring – Upcoming Course
I am super excited to announce that I have recently been accepted as an author for Pluralsight.
My audition was on...
2015-08-29
1,268 reads
5 Tips for #PowerBI
After a couple months of fun with Power BI, I’ve picked up a few little tricks along the way that...
2015-09-04 (first published: 2015-08-29)
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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