SQL Server on Linux Online Training with Brent Ozar Unlimited!
I’m proud to announce to you that I’m partnering with the folks over a Brent Ozar Unlimited to provide live,...
2017-11-01
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Blog Posts
When is it a good idea to consolidate multiple instances?
In this age of cost-saving after cost-saving, one way you may be looking at saving money is by combining multiple...
2017-11-01 (first published: 2017-10-23)
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Windows Tips and Tricks – Why do I Have Trouble Ejecting USB Hard Drives?
External USB drives should be safely detached from Windows instead of just unplugging them from the computer. Most of us...
2017-11-01
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All New Collations in SQL Server 2017 Implicitly Support Supplementary Characters
As I was testing whether or not the new “Variation Selector Sensitive” ( _VSS ) Collations in SQL Server 2017 would assist...
2017-10-31 (first published: 2017-10-16)
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Azure SQL Database Managed Instance
Azure SQL Database Managed Instance is a new flavor of Azure SQL Database that is a game changer. It offers...
2017-10-31
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Book from a library. Learning never stops for data professionals.
[2017-Oct-31] If you have never read the "Iacocca: An Autobiography" book by Lee Iacocca, I highly recommend it. I read it...
2017-10-31
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SQL Server 2017: Making Backups Great Again!
In some DBA circles, backups are just as popular as politicians! However, recoverability is the most important task for database administrators. While SQL Server 2017 added so many great...
2017-10-31
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The Quickest Way To Get SQL Command Help
Every once in a while I discover a SQL Server Management Studio trick that's apparently been around forever but is completely new to me.
Today I want to point out...
2017-10-31
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The Quickest Way To Get SQL Command Help
Formula One …. F1 …. Photo by Jp Valery on UnsplashEvery once in a while I discover a SQL Server Management Studio trick that’s apparently...
2017-10-31
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Why I Believe in the Data Architecture Review
We have a solution called Data Architecture Review. With this solution, we conduct a complete review of the customer’s data...
2017-10-31 (first published: 2017-10-23)
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Blogs
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later)
By SQLPals
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later) Updated...
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...
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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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