PASS SQLSaturday’s I will be speaking at
I will be speaking at two upcoming PASS SQLSaturday’s. These are free events that you can attend virtually: Azure Synapse Analytics: A Data Lakehouse 12/5/20, 1:10pm EST, PASS SQL...
2020-12-02
36 reads
T-SQL Tuesday Retrospective #006: What about blob?
I am revisiting old T-SQL Tuesday invitations from the very beginning of the project. On May 3, 2010, Michael Coles invited us to write about how we use LOB...
2020-12-02
32 reads
Daily Coping 2 Dec 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...
2020-12-02
24 reads
SQL Database Corruption, how to investigate root cause?
Introduction:
In this article, we will discuss the MS SQL Server database corruption.
So, first, we need to understand what the cause of corruption is. Usually, in all the scenarios of...
2020-12-02
29 reads
SQL Database Corruption, how to investigate root cause?
Introduction:
In this article, we will discuss the MS SQL Server database corruption.
So, first, we need to understand what the cause of corruption is. Usually, in all the scenarios of...
2020-12-02
227 reads
New-DbatoolsQuestion | Invoke-DbatoolsDiscussion -Platform Github
Chrissy LeMaire (blog | twitter) pinged me earlier this week to tell me about Github Discussions. It’s a new feature of Github which is similar to Stack Exchange, but...
2020-12-02
12 reads
Would You Pass the SQL Server Certifications Please? What Do You Mean We're Out?
I have held various certifications through my DBA career, from CompTIA A+ certification back when I worked help desk (I'm old) through the various MCxx that Microsoft has offered...
2020-12-10 (first published: 2020-12-01)
677 reads
PASS Summit 2020 Mental Health Presentation Eval Comments
I first starting presenting on mental health last December in Charlotte, NC on mental health. I got some backlash at a couple of events for a few people on...
2020-12-01
9 reads
PASS Summit 2020 Mental Health Presentation Eval Comments
I first starting presenting on mental health last December in Charlotte, NC on mental health. I got some backlash at a couple of events for a few people on...
2020-12-01
9 reads
PASS Summit 2020 Mental Health Presentation Eval Comments
I first starting presenting on mental health last December in Charlotte, NC on mental health. I got some backlash at a couple of events for a few people on...
2020-12-01
10 reads
Blogs
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...
Au Revoir for now
By Steve Jones
No, I’m not quitting or retiring. Just going on vacation, but I leave tonight...
Forums
Let's Talk Certifications
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Let's Talk Certifications, which is...
The Hidden Security Risks of Role Combination in SSAS Tabular
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The Hidden Security Risks of...
The Empty Aggregate
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The Empty Aggregate
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;
See possible answers