A New Word: Ringlorn
ringlorn – adj. the wish that the modern world felt as epic as one depicted in old stories and folktales – a place of tragedy and transcendence, of oaths...
2023-10-06
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Blog Posts
Extended Events and I (T-SQL Tuesday #166)
Foreword
This month’s invitation is from Grant Fritchey (t|b), aka the Scary DBA, about Extended Events (XEs).
If you look at the Tags section of my blog, you can see that...
2023-10-06 (first published: 2023-09-13)
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Quick Filtering in SSMS–#SQLNewBlogger
I saw someone limit the databases they see in SSMS, which isn’t something I often do, but I thought this was great. A Long List This is the list...
2023-10-06 (first published: 2023-09-27)
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The Database DevOps Roadshow Continues (with fun photos)
At SQL Saturday Denver 2023, I had a few people ask me about the Redgate Database DevOps roadshow and how it was going. A few people asked about the...
2023-10-06
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6 Best SQL Training Courses for Beginners (2024 Updated)
In the technologically driven world of 2024, more individuals are finding themselves drawn towards the intricacies of database management. Central to this booming sector is SQL, a programming language exclusively...
2023-10-04
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About 5 Minutes with Microsoft Fabric
Introducing the Fabric 5 from Data on Wheels Microsoft Fabric went to public preview this past summer. There has been content created around using the various cool features that...
2023-10-04 (first published: 2023-09-14)
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Making Extended Events a bit more usable : T-SQL Tuesday #166
Running a bit late this month for T-SQL Tuesday (it’s not exactly Tuesday is it!) but that’s Grant Fritchey’s (blog|twitter) ... Continue reading
2023-10-04 (first published: 2023-09-14)
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Speaking at SQL Saturday Boston 2023
I’m heading to Boston next week for SQL Saturday Boston 2023. I went to this event last year and I’m glad to be going again. It’s a great event,...
2023-10-03
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Common Mistakes in SQL Server – Part 3
Last week we discussed advantages of recompilation in Common Mistakes in SQL Server – Part 2. This week in this article Common Mistakes in SQL Server - Part 3 I...
2023-10-02
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Decimal Display in Power Query
Introduction
Power Query is a versatile tool found in both Power BI and Excel, facilitating data transformation and manipulation. Despite its efficiency in numerous data tasks, managing decimal values can...
2023-10-02 (first published: 2023-09-07)
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Question of the Day
Getting the Average
I have this data in the dbo.Commission table in a SQL Server 2022 database.
salesperson commission Brian 12 Brian 16 Andy 7 Andy 14 Andy 21 Steve 20 Steve NULLAll the data is a varchar, and I decide to run this query to get the totals for each salesperson.
SELECT SalesPerson
, AVG(TRY_PARSE(Commission AS int)) AS TotalCommission
FROM commission
GROUP BY SalesPerson
GO
What average commission is calculated for Steve? See possible answers