Resizing Tempdb (When TEMPDB Wont Shrink)
Occasionally, we must resize or realign our Tempdb log file (.ldf) or data files (.mdf or .ndf) due to a growth event that forces the file size out of...
2020-09-09
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Resizing Tempdb (When TEMPDB Wont Shrink)
Occasionally, we must resize or realign our Tempdb log file (.ldf) or data files (.mdf or .ndf) due to a growth event that forces the file size out of...
2020-09-16 (first published: 2020-09-09)
910 reads
FILESTREAM v FileTable –#SQLNewBlogger
Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as #SQLNewBloggers. I was really interested in the FILESTREAM technology...
2020-09-17 (first published: 2020-09-09)
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How SQL Server stores data types: XML
This week we’re looking at how the database engine stores the XML data type in SQL Server and Azure SQL Database. If you would like to read about storage of...
2020-09-09
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Daily Coping 9 Sep 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...
2020-09-09
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Automating DBCC CHECKDB for Azure SQL DB with Azure Functions
Warning, this is a longer post from me than usual. The title is a mouthful and so is this post. In the past I have linked to blog posts...
2020-09-09
324 reads
SQLpassion Online Training about SQL Server on VMware
(Be sure to checkout the FREE SQLpassion Performance Tuning Training Plan - you get a weekly email packed with all the essential knowledge you need to know about performance...
2020-09-09
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SQLpassion Online Training about SQL Server on VMware
(Be sure to checkout the FREE SQLpassion Performance Tuning Training Plan - you get a weekly email packed with all the essential knowledge you need to know about performance...
2020-09-09
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Speaking at SQLSaturday Denmark 2020
I’m delighted to announce I’m speaking at the virtual SQLSaturday Denmark at the 26th of September 2020. I’ll be speaking about the cloud datawarehouse Snowflake and its integration with...
2020-09-09
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#tsql2sday #130 – Automate your stress away – Getting more SSIS Agent Job information
Automation T-SQL Tuesday was started by Adam Machanic (blog|twitter) is hosted by a different person each month. The host selects the theme, and then the blogging begins. worldwide, on...
2020-09-16 (first published: 2020-09-09)
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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...
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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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