An Unlikely Taste for Documentation and Archiving
So, in general, what information (Scripts, configuration information, lists and documents) ought DBAs to retain about the databases and servers they are responsible for?
Solving the Target Principal Name is Incorrect
One small point to note when we receive the below error while connecting SQL server: The target principal name is incorrect. Cannot generate sspi context
Automating a SQL Server Database Refresh
In this tip we cover the basics of what needs to be done to setup a process to automate refreshing a dev or test environment with a recent database backup.
Using SQL Server Dynamic Online Catalog to Solve Problems: Stairway to Exploring Database Metadata Level 2
In this second level of the Stairway, Phil looks at where we go to find information about objects, using triggers as the example.
PowerShell Day-to-Day Admin Tasks – Part 6: Real-Time IT Dashboard
Creating a real-time IT dashboard is essential for IT professionals for managing their environments and to be proactive. A Few months ago, a great tool called ‘PowerShell Universal Dashboard’ or ‘PoshUD’ was officially released. In this article, Nicolas Prigent describes PoshUD, and how to use it to monitor your infrastructure using PowerShell.
Tables Without Clustered Indexes
When databases are being designed and developed, your developers might have overlooked creating clustered indexes on some of your database tables. Having a useful clustered index on your tables will improve the performance of your queries. Here Greg Larsen shows a simple script to identify those tables in your database that don’t have a clustered index.
Are you GDPR Ready?
With the GDPR in effect, Steve Jones talks about the changes that are taking place for many organizations.
Blogs
PostgreSQL Support in the Data API Builder
By Steve Jones
Next week I’m at VS Live in San Diego (register and join me) and...
Ten Years of PowerShell
Ten years ago today, I filmed a Pluralsight Play by Play on open source...
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...
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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