How to pick a combination lock in 30 seconds
This is just frightening. A piece of a beer can, a pair of pliers, and the combo lock pops open.
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2007-04-07
1,511 reads
Blog Posts
QA/QC
I wrote a small commentary on quality control today and I'm surprised it didn't get more reaction.
I'm not a great...
2007-04-06
1,480 reads
SQL Server Samples on CodePlex
Like many other SQL Server focus area, SQL Server Samples has its own blog. A recent post there indicates that...
2007-04-06
1,425 reads
The Data Warehouse Lifecycle Toolkit
On a recommendation, I picked up this book by Ralph Kimball. I remember it coming out years ago and I...
2007-04-06
1,424 reads
Thoughts from The Cuckoo's Egg
The Cuckoo's Egg by Clifford Stoll has been around for a while, having been published in 1989. It details how...
2007-04-06
1,683 reads
Hot Fixes
I wrote about Hot Fixes being inclusive of previous hot fixes. Someone questioned this and so I went back to...
2007-04-03
1,425 reads
Post Timeouts
Well one problem was solved. Or at least identified.
We've had an issue for a few years where you'd hit the...
2007-03-31
1,429 reads
Late Projects
I was talking with Andy Warren, my partner and fellow partner here, today about the Code Camp in Orlando last...
2007-03-27
1,455 reads
Ambition
I was always someone that was ambitious as a kid. For whatever reason, I've been driven most of my life...
2007-03-22
1,449 reads
Updated Website
I've taken some time to update my website. In particular I have updated:
ArticlesReading ListChess Reading List
Nothing fancy or special, but...
2007-03-20
1,350 reads
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...
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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