2011.....So (long pause), what's next for me?
I've actually sat down to write this blog several times. I am never indecisive when it comes to my thoughts...
2011-01-17
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TechEd: Session Preference Survey
TechEd has listed some potential sessions for TechEd North America 2011 here: http://northamerica.msteched.com/sessionpreference?fbid=I1Ydc71JM4a. They want to know which sessions you...
2011-01-17
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31 Days of SSIS – 10 Things About Expressions (16/31)
31 Days of SSIS
Sixteen days in and we are past the half way point for the 31 Days of SSIS...
2011-01-16
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Check that what you expected is actually what you got - DB's and SQLCMD
I feel that it is wise move for a script to actually check itself that the database connection that is...
2011-01-16
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SSMSDeploy will be available, with source, for donation
After much um-ing and ah-ing I have decided to release my addin, with source code, under the GNU GPL.
I've also...
2011-01-15
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31 Days of SSIS – Every Which Way Outputs (15/31)
31 Days of SSIS
Saturday morning and you can watch your favorite cartoon, or jump into some fun with SSIS. Today...
2011-01-15
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SQL Saturday #62
I presented a one hour session at SQL Saturday #62 in Tampa on SQL Server PowerShell Extensions (SQLPSX): “In this...
2011-01-15
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SSMSDeploy Demo #2 - new features
I've made some changes to the addin, adding some new features:
Comments: You can now add a comment to your request....
2011-01-15
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PASSMN January Meeting Announced
The details are up and we have the meeting planned for January for the Minnesota SQL Server User Group (PASSMN). ...
2011-01-15
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SQLServerCentral.com Track at SQL Server Connections 2011 in Orlando in March
SQLServerCentral.com will be offering a track at SQL Server Connections, to be held March 27-31, 2011, at the JW Marriott...
2011-01-14
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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
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The Hidden Security Risks of Role Combination in SSAS Tabular
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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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