Some of my favorite SSMS Keyboard shortcuts
I love keyboard shortcuts. I recently mapped a keyboard shortcut to Change Connection and thought I would share some of...
2015-07-29
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Synchronous Processing in the SSIS Script Component
Without a doubt, the most versatile data flow tool in the SSIS arsenal is the script component. This control grants...
2015-08-05 (first published: 2015-07-29)
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Password for SQL Server Service Accounts
I wrote recently about my philosophy for service accounts, and wanted to add a few more thoughts.
Security is important for...
2015-07-28
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Grant’s Fly-by-night Leadership Course – The Plan
Get a better nameDefine my personal goals for the courseI won’t be sharing these with you. I may share them...
2015-08-07 (first published: 2015-07-28)
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SSC Editorial: Would You Pay to Wear Jeans at Work?
Would You Pay to Wear Jeans at Work turned out to be popular piece when posted a couple weeks back. The...
2015-07-28
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Database Stuck in Single-User Mode Due to Botched Restore
Working in a development environment, I botched up a restore. After this restore attempt to overwrite my database with the...
2015-08-04 (first published: 2015-07-28)
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When Emotional Intelligence Trumps Math
I have been in Corporate IT long enough to know that when a bad decision is made, you move out...
2015-07-28
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Creative Schools by Sir Ken Robinson
Education. The key topics for everyone.
In his incredibly famous TED Talk “Do Schools Kill Creativity“, which might be some of...
2015-07-28
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Present at SQL Saturday #386 – Achievement Unlocked!
SQL Saturday #386 (Albany, NY) – My first SQL Saturday Session
So that picture to the right is me out front of...
2015-07-28
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SQL Server Audit: Getting Started
SQL Server has the ability to monitor both server and database level events via the SQL Server Audit feature. Audited...
2015-08-06 (first published: 2015-07-28)
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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