What is SSDT? Part 2 - More Reasons to Bother!
In part 1 of this series available here I introduced my drawing of what I think SSDT is and talked...
2016-01-06
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What is SSDT? Part 2 - More Reasons to Bother!
In part 1 of this series available here I introduced my drawing of what I think SSDT is and talked about the first major category the development ide and...
2016-01-06
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What is SSDT? Part 2 - More Reasons to Bother!
In part 1 of this series available here I introduced my drawing of what I think SSDT is and talked...
2016-01-06
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What is SSDT? Part 2 - More Reasons to Bother!
In part 1 of this series available here I introduced my drawing of what I think SSDT is and talked...
2016-01-06
42 reads
What is SSDT? Part 2 - More Reasons to Bother!
In part 1 of this series available here I introduced my drawing of what I think SSDT is and talked...
2016-01-06
31 reads
Be an Expert not an Ehhpert!!!
As we embark on a new year I decided to take a look back at my career within I.T. trying...
2016-01-12 (first published: 2016-01-06)
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What’s Going On? A review of 2015 and forecast for 2016 - Syndication – WaterOx Consulting
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2016-01-06
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MSDTC Requirements for SSIS Transactions
MSDTC is frequently required when using transactions within SSIS. And not just when you are connecting to two SQL Server...
2016-01-12 (first published: 2016-01-06)
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New Gear: Lenovo Yoga 900
For several months I’ve been eyeing a replacement for my aging Surface Pro 2. Although I’ve been pretty happy with...
2016-01-11 (first published: 2016-01-06)
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Waiting, is it a Bad Thing?
One of the more useful troubleshooting tools (granted when used properly and not with a knee jerk approach) is waits. There are waits in SQL Server that are very...
2016-01-06
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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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