Using Backup-DbaDatabase for a Quick Backup
I really like the dbatools project. This is a series of PowerShell cmdlets that are built by the community and...
2017-10-16
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Blog Posts
More Notes on Non Profit Status
Following up on my post about forming a non profit here in Orlando, here are some notes that might help...
2017-10-14
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This Made Me Laugh: SQL v NoSQL
It’s a humorous history lesson on SQL (and product promotion), but it opens like this:
SQL awakens to fight the dark...
2017-10-13 (first published: 2017-09-29)
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What is DBCC CLONEDATABASE ?
DBCC CLONEDATABASE is new feature comes up with SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 2 and above. DBCC CLONEDATABASE is used...
2017-10-13 (first published: 2017-10-09)
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Your Name is Your Brand
Building your brand is not an overnight sensation. It does take a while and possibly a bit of luck here or there along the way. The one thing it...
2017-10-13
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Your Name is Your Brand
This topic is one that has been stewing for a while and finally this week it decided to boil over.
My...
2017-10-13
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Extracting Deadlock information using SYSTEM_HEALTH Extended Events
Extended Events is a powerful feature that was introduced into SQL Server 2008 and onwards. It keeps historical system health...
2017-10-12 (first published: 2017-10-07)
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Getting the Random Module in SQL Data Generator
This is a series on SQL Data Generator, covering some interesting scenarios I’ve run into. If you’ve never tried it,...
2017-10-12
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When Things Go Wrong in Azure
Things go wrong in IT, it is no different with the cloud. When I say cloud I am thinking quite...
2017-10-12
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Automate Parameterising SSIS Connection Managers
Hello!
Back when SQL Server 2012 was known as Denali, one of the new and exciting features released was that all...
2017-10-11 (first published: 2017-10-06)
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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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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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