Azure SQL Database and Memory
There are many factors to consider when you are thinking about the move to Azure SQL Database (PaaS) – this could be single databases (provisioned compute or serverless) to...
2020-11-22
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Blog Posts
How to fix replication issue cannot truncate table
I have the privilege to work on Saturday and Sunday, holding a pager during my shift hours. I get most of the blog ideas during this stint. Today’s post...
2020-11-21
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Kubernetes Precon at DPS
Pre-conference Workshop at Data Platform Virtual Summit 2020
I’m proud to announce that I will be be presenting pre-conference workshop at Data Platform Virtual Summit 2020 split into Two...
2020-11-21
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Kubernetes Precon at DPS
Pre-conference Workshop at Data Platform Virtual Summit 2020 I’m proud to announce that I will be be presenting pre-conference workshop at Data Platform Virtual Summit 2020 split into Two...
2020-11-21
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Notes on the PASS 2020 Virtual Summit – Conclusions
I waited a week to write this, letting the experience settle some. Looking back, it wasn’t a terrible experience. Content was findable and as far as I could tell...
2020-11-21
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Consider the Benefits of Powershell for Developer Workflows
Who Am I Talking To
You use bash or python.
PowerShell seems wordy, extra verbose, and annoying.
It’s a windows thing, you say… why would I even look at it.
Pry bash out...
2020-11-20 (first published: 2020-11-04)
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Daily Coping 20 Nov 2020
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2020-11-20
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I Wrote a Book – Hands-On SQL Server 2019 Analysis Services
While not the first time I have authored, this is the first book that I wrote as the sole author. Analysis Services is the product I built my career...
2020-11-20
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I Wrote a Book – Hands-On SQL Server 2019 Analysis Services
While not the first time I have authored, this is the first book that I wrote as the sole author. Analysis Services is the product I built my career...
2020-11-20
121 reads
Pro Microsoft Power Platform: Solution Building for the Citizen Developer
Over the last several months a team of excellent authors, including myself, have been writing a very exciting new book about Microsoft’s Power Platform. We
2020-11-20 (first published: 2020-11-04)
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Blogs
How AgentDBA Identifies Backup Failures
By Arun Sirpal
Every DBA has a box like this. Sitting untouched for months. Nobody’s proud of...
AI Helps Me with My Sloppiness
By Steve Jones
I type fairly well. Well, I type fast, but I do wear out a...
WITH clause gets a 26ai boost!
By way of background, a while back I did video called “My New Favourite...
Forums
SQL Art, Part 4: Happy 4th of July — A British DBA's Guide to Celebrating a War We Don't Talk About
Comments posted to this topic are about the item SQL Art, Part 4: Happy...
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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