Tis the Season
This month has been quite the month for change in my family. The changes that we are experiencing did not...
2010-12-15
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Viewing RING_BUFFER_OOM Errors
Onion Ring Buffer?
A client asked a co-worker to take a look at a query for reviewing RING_BUFFER_OOM messages in sys.dm_os_ring_buffers. ...
2010-12-15
1,354 reads
Generating RING_BUFFER_OOM Errors
Onion Ring Buffer?
Ever think to yourself, “hmm, I wish I could generate me some RING BUFFER_OOM errors”? This request happened...
2010-12-15
752 reads
Should I have AutoGrowth enabled on my SQL Server Database
I was reading a few forum posts yesterday where a few people were complaining that the transaction log had grown...
2010-12-15
2,400 reads
Last Call SQLRally Call for Presenters
Go SQL! Go SQL! It’s the last day and the last chance (last dance?) to submit a session for the...
2010-12-15
709 reads
The iPad, So Far
In the front yard, using the iPad & SQL Monitor
After a great deal of unseemly begging, I managed to acquire an...
2010-12-15
906 reads
Email Pruning
Email consumes a pretty significant chunk for me. Email for my day job, email for my blog, email from friend...
2010-12-15
877 reads
Two Digit Year Cutoff
I couldn't sleep this morning and decided to wake up and catch up on my email when I noticed a video link...
2010-12-15
1,681 reads
Thanksgiving Bloopers
I'm slow to get this out, but I finally rendered the raw bloopers from November. Enjoy.
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
2010-12-15
1,105 reads
PASS Election Review Committee - We Need Your Input!
The PASS Election Review Committee has geared up and we've started looking at the process of the entire election process...
2010-12-15
1,103 reads
Blogs
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
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;
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