Determine Referenced Objects in the Stored Procedures
It is very common to see in a relational database that stored procedures are using many Tables, Views, Sequence Object,...
2018-05-01
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Blog Posts
Is It Possible To Conditionally Index JSON Data?
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Recently I received a great question from an attendee to one of my sessions on JSON (what's up Nam!):
At first glance it sounds like...
2018-05-01
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Is It Possible To Conditionally Index JSON Data?
Watch this week's video on YouTube
Recently I received a great question from an attendee to one of my sessions on JSON (what's up Nam!):
At first glance it sounds like...
2018-05-01
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PoshSSDTBuildDeploy Updated - Now With Install .NET!
Hello!
I’m currently working on a project that requires building and deploying SSDT-based projects. So it’s been a great opportunity of making use of PoshSSDTBuildDeploy and work through any issues....
2018-05-01
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Power BI Custom Visuals Class (Module 99 – Drill-Down Donut Chart
In this module you will learn how to use the Drill-Down Donut Chart. The Drill-Down Donut Chart allows you to...
2018-05-01 (first published: 2018-04-19)
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Ready for Houston Tech Fest 2018
Houston Tech Fest is this weekend!In 2016, there was a wedding. In 2017, rescheduled at the last minute because of Harvey, I couldn't reschedule. But prior to 2016, I...
2018-05-01
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Rotating encryption keys for Always Encrypted
In my last post, I talked about the process of rotating your encryption keys. It’s just one of those routine maintenance tasks that need to be done from time...
2018-05-01
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Rotating encryption keys for Always Encrypted
In my last post, I talked about the process of rotating your encryption keys. It’s just one of those routine maintenance tasks that need to be done from time...
2018-05-01
18 reads
Rotating encryption keys for Always Encrypted
In my last post, I talked about the process of rotating your encryption keys. It’s just one of those routine maintenance tasks that need to be done from time...
2018-05-01
15 reads
Rotating encryption keys for Always Encrypted
In my last post, I talked about the process of rotating your encryption keys. It’s just one of those routine maintenance tasks that need to be done from time...
2018-05-01
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Blogs
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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Let's Talk Certifications
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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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