script system object in resource database
When I troulbshooting the logshipping problem, I found many logshipping store procedure can not be found in the master or...
2012-04-19
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Blog Posts
Spend two hours with me at #sqlsat107.
In just two days SQL Saturday 107 will be in full swing. Tomorrow begins their precon with the infamous Kalen...
2012-04-19
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SQL Server 2012 Performance Test: Gap Detection
Next up on the SQL Server 2012 Performance testing circuit: Gap Detection. You know, where you find missing values from...
2012-04-19
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Using sys.dm_exec_requests to find a blocking chain and much more
As with every good DBA's toolbox, my blocking list query using sys.dm_exec_requests is evolving.
I've added the following features:
The query execution...
2012-04-19
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Welcome IIF() to SQL Server Family
IIF() function is new to SQL Server family of functions. It is a brand new logical function being introduced with SQL Server 2012 that allows you to perform IF..THEN..ELSE...
2012-04-19
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Why Isn’t There A Deployment Server Edition For SSIS Projects?
Andy Leonard blogged about a gotcha when creating SSIS projects using SSDT yesterday. He showed that you can use any...
2012-04-19
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Custom TDS Endpoints: Listening on multiple ports
Last time, I talked about how clients communicate with SQL Server through TDS endpoints and how to disable endpoints to...
2012-04-18
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Log shipping setup problem
Last week, our log shipping setup had a problem, so I spent some time to dig into the log shipping....
2012-04-18
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Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate – SQL Server 2008 Core / Windows Server® 2008
Yesterday, I received two mails from the Microsoft Certification Program Team about two new certification earned:
1. Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate...
2012-04-18
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PASS Data Arch VC presents Mike Fal: Eating the Elephant: SQL Server Table Partitioning
Thursday’s (May 17th, 2012) PASS Data Architecture Virtual Chapter has Mike demonstrating some cool Table Partitioning scripts which I was...
2012-04-18
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Blogs
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...
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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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