ISNULL around the predicate and SARGability
You may have heard of the word, SARGable. In brief, it’s a term derived from the phrase, Search ARGument able,...
2015-08-20
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Importing Power Pivot & Power View into Power BI
The Power BI August update just rolled out today (8/20/2015) and in the latest update there’s a lot of cool,...
2015-08-20
2,492 reads
Changing Cell Phones Again
Slightly off topic, but since I use a cell phone so much for data transfer and work, it’s important that...
2015-08-20
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Reblog: How I prepared myself for the MCSE certification
SQLKover update: this was one of the most popular posts on my old blog. It’s quite old now and SQL...
2015-08-20
1,074 reads
Remember Nepal - Lead by Example
Below is the original article in its entirety, that was published on the Americas MVP Community Facebook page, on July...
2015-08-20
1,444 reads
Creating an SQL Databases – New Portal
Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as...
2015-08-19
1,023 reads
Tables, Columns and Defaults Oh My!
The joys of inheriting a new database and being thrown into the fire to quickly assimilate as much information about the database as possible can be troublesome. This script...
2015-08-19
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Tables, Columns and Defaults Oh My!
Picture this if you could. You inherit a new database either through the change of a job, or finding a...
2015-08-31 (first published: 2015-08-19)
2,021 reads
Power BI Tip: Use a Scatter Chart to Create a Calendar Report
The Scatter Chart in Power BI and Excel is very useful chart for visualizing three different metrics in tandem. But...
2015-08-28 (first published: 2015-08-19)
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Time to Change
I recently spent two days consulting with a company on their database development and deployment processes. They are a small, capable, team...
2015-08-19
756 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