Using Dynamic SQL in Stored Procedures
Dynamic SQL allows stored procedures to “write” or dynamically generate their SQL statements. The most common use case for dynamic SQL is stored procedures with optional parameters in the WHERE clause.
Future Proofing an IT Career
Steve discusses the ways that you can ensure your IT career continues to move forward.
How much database normalization is enough?
Normalization is important for relational databases, but sometimes too much of a good thing can be bad.
Upgrade From SQL 2012 to SQL 2016 - Problem with Certificates
You may need to drop and recreate your certificates after migrating from SQL 2012 to SQL 2016+
How to be Accountable for Handling Personal Data
The GDPR is in full effect but meeting the requirements may still be confusing for many companies. In this article, William Brewer discusses what is needed to ensure compliance, including when a Data Protection Impact Assessment is required. He also explains the Data Protection Officer role.
How to change an Azure SQL Database Collation
In this tip we look at the steps you can follow to change the collation for an Azure SQL Database.
SQL Server Migration
Some SQL migrations require keeping the server name, instance name, IP, and port number. Geoff Ruble shares some notes on his recent experience with a SQL Server migration.
The Challenge of Failure and of Being Unwired
About to embark on a vacation, Steve talks about the difficulty in letting go.
Segment Data into Deciles
This short article shows a simple example of how to segment data into deciles
Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #202: 100 Hours
By Steve Jones
It’s time for T-SQL Tuesday again and this is a great prompt to start...
T-SQL Tuesday
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Exploring DiskANN: Part 2: PQ, SSDs, caching and beam search
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Databricks Genie Spaces for SQL Analysts: Natural Language Querying Without Leaving Your Data Platform
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The Costs of Multiple Platforms
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RegEx Functions II
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Question of the Day
RegEx Functions II
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') AND BusinessEntityID IN (7,8)See possible answers