Bug in SSMS V17.4
If you are using SSMS V17.4 as I am
You may encounter a weird error. This can be repeated as follows:
Open...
2018-02-06
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Blog Posts
Conversations with Data Warehouse Experts – Podcast
In this podcast I talk with Mike Rabinovici of Dimodelo Solutions about data being the new currency, the importance of showing...
2018-02-06
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Conversations with Data Warehouse Experts – Podcast
In this podcast I talk with Mike Rabinovici of Dimodelo Solutions about data being the new currency, the importance of showing...
2018-02-06
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I’m Speaking At SQL Saturday Richmond
I am so excited, I was selected to speak at SQL Saturday Richmond on March 24, 2018, in Richmond, Virginia.
SQL...
2018-02-06
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Information Measurement with SQL Server, Part 2.5: Mutual, Lautum and Shared Information
By Steve Bolton
…………The sample T-SQL I posted in the last article wasn’t as difficult as it looked, considering that it...
2018-02-06 (first published: 2018-01-25)
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Lessons Learned From SQL Saturday Cleveland
I can finally breath a sigh of relief, my first time of presenting two sessions back to back is finally...
2018-02-06
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Power BI Data Security – Sharing
Microsoft recently added more sharing capabilities that may change my view on sharing within the enterprise. As with all things...
2018-02-06 (first published: 2018-01-29)
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Scale-out SSRS (a brain dump)
So, I just got finished with a SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) scale-out deployment, based largely on this step-by-step guide. Things mostly went...
2018-02-06
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SQL Server – Internals of sp_spaceused
This article is an effort to dissect the output of the sp_spaceused stored procedure.
Introduction
Understanding the database usage internals and the growth trends...
2018-02-06
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tSQLt Course
In the last half of 2017, I decided to run a tSQLt course and went down the route of putting together a free 12-week email course. The intention was...
2018-02-06
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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...
Forums
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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