SQLRelay UK
With the Olympics coming to the UK next year what better way to get into the spirit of things than...
2011-08-23
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John Sansom
Outstanding DBAs Make Relationships a Priority
In our open all hours global working world, do you ever wonder if perhaps the technology that is supposed to...
2011-08-22
1,040 reads
5 Ways to Be a More Effective DBA Today
Regular readers will now that I like to talk (quite a lot) about how we can be more effective as...
2011-07-11
1,453 reads
Look How Far You Have Come
A reader wrote to me over the weekend, seeking advice on behalf of their friend, who had been feeling deflated...
2011-06-27
862 reads
Too Many Disasters To Choose From (T-SQLTuesday)
I’m ashamed to admit that somehow this months T-SQL Tuesday has completely blindsided me, which is kind of ironic really when you consider...
2011-06-14
456 reads
SQL Server Instant File Initialization (PQW)
Bluntly put, this is something that you always want to be taking advantage of.
As a Database Administrator I’m always on...
2011-06-13
665 reads
Is There Something Wrong With The Database?
I can think of no other simple phrase that has the same pent up potential to ignite the most colourful...
2011-06-05
595 reads
Start All Your Meetings in Pole Position
Let’s face it, a lot of us don’t enjoy attending meetings and can often find them to be a bit...
2011-05-31
1,832 reads
Your DBA Role is Changing. Are you Ready?
Where do you see yourself in the future? Are you working at the same company, are you working in a...
2011-05-24
1,103 reads
What Are You Waiting For?
I know what I am waiting for. I know exactly what every SQL Server instance in my care is waiting...
2011-05-16
1,029 reads
Blogs
The flight recorder: Replaying what an AI agent did on my SQL Server
By Arun Sirpal
“What exactly did it do on my server?” is the first question a DBA...
Announcements from the Microsoft Fabric Community Conference — Barcelona 2026
By James Serra
Microsoft shared a broad set of Fabric, Power BI, and SQL updates at FabCon...
Au Revoir for now
By Steve Jones
No, I’m not quitting or retiring. Just going on vacation, but I leave tonight...
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The Hidden Security Risks of Role Combination in SSAS Tabular
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The Empty Aggregate
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Question of the Day
The Empty Aggregate
I have this table in a SQL Server 2025 database:
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[CustomerOrder] ( [OrderID] [int] NULL, [CustomerID] [int] NULL, [total] [money] NULL ) ON [PRIMARY] GOWhat is returned from this code? (answers are for the sum and then the count)
SELECT SUM(total) AS sum,
COUNT(total) AS count
FROM dbo.CustomerOrder;
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