Detecting Database Option Changes with DDL Triggers
One of the keys to managing a large production SQL Server environment is being aware of changes that are taking...
2012-06-05 (first published: 2012-05-29)
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Blog Posts
Download: Consolidated Denali a Day – May 2012
Download: Consolidated Denali a Day – May 2012 If you like what’s New in Denali (Sql server 2012) a day, for...
2012-06-05
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Guest Blog
I was given the opportunity to put together a guest blog post for the MVP blog. I did a little...
2012-06-05
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New SSIS 2012 Expressions
SSIS 2012 has added a few new expression functions and I thought I’d spend a short time detailing each.
LEFT
The LEFT...
2012-06-05
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Parallel Processing For Pros
Hi,
Yesterday I delivered a session on Parallel Processing at the Israeli User Group.
I had a great time and hope you...
2012-06-05
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Review of “Start Here! Learn Microsoft Visual C# 2010?
Disclaimer: I wrote this review as a participant to O’Reilly Blogger Review Program.
If you’ve never seen a programming code in...
2012-06-05
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“Green” Database Administration
For the past few years, I have seen tens of sql server boxes added in my work environment every year,...
2012-06-04
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Back to Pensacola and SQL Saturday #132
This will be my fourth trip to Pensacola for SQL Saturday #132. I’ve enjoyed going every time and I usually...
2012-06-04
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Database In Recovery
What do we do? Have you ever run into a database that is in the “In Recovery” state? If that has happened, have the bosses and/or endusers come to...
2012-06-04
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Database In Recovery
What do we do?
Have you ever run into a database that is in the “In Recovery” state?
If that has happened,...
2012-06-04
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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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