Which product was purchased the most? T-SQL
Suppose you had a list of product sales and were curious about which one was sold the most? It’s a...
2012-04-02
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Blog Posts
Why you *can't* provide your Facebook credentials
I know this isn't related to SQL Server, but it is related to security and privacy.
If an employer or...
2012-04-02
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Announcing SQLSaturday #175–In Flight Edition
One of the things I like about SQLSaturday is that it’s a place to try new ideas. This year on...
2012-04-01
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April Question: What’s your favorite DBA book, and why?
Over and over again, I get asked which DBA books I recommend. With this in mind, this month’s qustion is...
2012-04-01
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Install SQL Server 2012 Book online on local disk
After installing the SQL Server 2012 on my laptop, I found there is only online document available, no local book...
2012-04-01
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Slides & Samples for my DevWeek and SQLbits sessions
As I have announced in my DevWeek and SQLbits sessions, you can find my session materials
(slides & samples) here for download:...
2012-04-01
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SQL 2012 has Launched
LAUNCH If you have been hiding under a rock, you have probably not heard that SQL 2012 has launched. With it, some really cool features are now available to...
2012-04-01
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SQL 2012 has Launched
LAUNCH
If you have been hiding under a rock, you have probably not heard that SQL 2012 has launched. With it,...
2012-04-01
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Monitor SQL Server Backup job duration
if you run BACKUP DATABASE T-SQL, there is a parameter STATS which reports the percentage complete, However when you run the...
2012-03-31
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Presenting at SQLSaturday #107 in Houston in April 2012
I was just looking at the schedule for Houston, an amazing 10 tracks for this event on April 21, 2012....
2012-03-31
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Blogs
Automated SQL Server Benchmarking with HammerDB and Docker: A Complete Testing Framework
I’m excited to announce the release of a new open-source project that fully automates...
T-SQL Snapshot Backups on Availability Group Secondary Replicas
One of my favourite features of SQL Server 2022 was the T-SQL Snapshot Backups....
The Book of Redgate: Hours
By Steve Jones
I have said and written this many times: Redgate Software is the type of...
Forums
Optional Parameter Plan Optimization in SQL Server 2025: Fixing the Kitchen-Sink Search Procedure
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Optional Parameter Plan Optimization in...
AI Experience Gap that we keep talking about
Comments posted to this topic are about the item AI Experience Gap that we...
Question of the Day
ORDER BY alias
There is a table tmp_tab:
CREATE TABLE tmp_tab ( id int, val int );
INSERT INTO tmp_tab VALUES (1, 1), (2, NULL), (3, 3), (4, 4), (5, 5);You want to order the rows ids by the following expression:
ISNULL(val, id) + 1Which of the following queries produces the expected ordering and why? (Select all correct) See possible answers