SSMS Tips & Tricks – Scripting Multiple Objects
This is one that I figured most everyone would know, but repeatedly over the past couple weeks in my office,...
2011-04-02
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If you fire that trigger, make sure you have the correct ID
G’day,
I think it would be a fair bet to say that we’ve all used the @@IDENTITY function. It returns the...
2011-04-02
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A SQL Server Hardware Nugget A Day – Day 1
Well, I apparently did not learn my lesson last year, when I did a month long series called “A DMV...
2011-04-02
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T-SQL LOWER(): Change an all uppercase string to lower case
The T-SQL LOWER() command allows you to change an uppercase string to a lowercase string.
For example, it will allow you to change the word...
2011-04-02
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SQLServerCentral.com Track at Orlando SQL Server Connections
This past week, about 1,200 developers, IT professionals, and DBAs spent three days attending DevConnections at the J.W. Marriott Resort...
2011-04-01
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SQL in the City: Free SQL Server Events in London and Los Angeles
Red Gate Software has announced two free, full-day SQL Server events, called “SQL in the City”. Both events will provide...
2011-04-01
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April Question: Which high availability option(s) do you employ for SQL Server instances, and why did you choose them?
As DBAs, we are responsible for the protection of our organization’s data, and we have many different options to protect...
2011-04-01
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A 22 Hour Layover
I joked about having a 22 hour layover in Denver yesterday and a few people were wondering what airline screwed...
2011-04-01
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Changing Directions
I See Dead Tech….
Knowing when a technology is dying is always a good skill to have. Like most of my...
2011-04-01
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Word Macro to load a Data Warehouse
Recently I came across a very specific requirement for a Data Warehouse project for one of our customers. Due to...
2011-04-01
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Blogs
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later)
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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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