Scalar UDF Inlining in SQL Server 2019
How does Scalar UDF Inlining affect the performance of scalar functions?
SQL Server 2019 introduces a new feature called “Scalar UDF...
2019-03-14 (first published: 2019-02-25)
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Git, GitHub, GitLab, BitBucket, What’s the difference?
I was watching Brent’s webcast session on GitHub recently. I’ve struggled to explain this to users in the past, and...
2019-03-14 (first published: 2019-02-25)
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Last Week Reading (2019-02-24)
Hello folks! This time quick review about Kubernetes, containers, automatic deployment of Data Factory and few things about Power BI....
2019-02-25
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How Do You Export A Database in Azure Data Studio
I’ve been writing a bunch about Azure Data Studio. I’ve also been recording videos on the topic. A comment I received recently asked how to export a database from...
2019-02-25
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How Do You Export A Database in Azure Data Studio
I’ve been writing a bunch about Azure Data Studio. I’ve also been recording videos on the topic. A comment I...
2019-03-13 (first published: 2019-02-25)
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Using the Microsoft Authenticator app to log into Azure
So I was trying to work on a blog post about the new truncation error this morning and realized I...
2019-02-25
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Which cardinality estimator (CE) was used in my query?
SQL Server 2008 is reaching end of support this year, so upgrading your SQL Server might be on your mind....
2019-02-25
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Data Warehousing Tip #9 – Test at Volume
My next tip is to test your BI solution with the volume of data that you are expecting. This is...
2019-03-13 (first published: 2019-02-25)
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Weekly reading #4
It is spring around the corner but we do not know where the corner is. All I know it is...
2019-02-25
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Imp Linux Commands
Important Linux Commands 1. uname -a: To know what version of unix we are using 2. hostname: System name 3....
2019-02-25
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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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