Identity in a SELECT
Always be learning right? So when I saw this I had to go HU?! That’s new. What’s going on here?
SELECT
IDENTITY(INT,...
2019-01-02 (first published: 2018-12-19)
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Static Data Masking (SSMS 18.0 Preview)
Ever need to have a test database on hand that you can allow others to query “real like” data without...
2019-01-02 (first published: 2018-12-19)
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SQL Server Backup To Azure Storage
Once again I would like to share with you an article I wrote about backing up (and restoring) a SQL...
2019-01-01 (first published: 2018-12-19)
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MongoDB – Basic Commands
We discussed about MongoDb installation and startup. I highly recommend to go though the training session which will provide a detail...
2018-12-19
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SSIS Catalog Automatic Log Cleanup
Built into the SSIS catalog is a mechanism that can automatically purge log data after a set period of time. In this post, I’ll show you how to set...
2018-12-19
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SSIS Catalog Automatic Log Cleanup
Built into the SSIS catalog is a mechanism that can automatically purge log data after a set period of time....
2019-01-01 (first published: 2018-12-19)
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Actual Emails: What is a "soft delete"?
What's a "soft delete", and why should DBAs be aware of such behavior in tables?
So, a DELETE statement is a “hard” delete. The data is gone.
However, it is a...
2018-12-19
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Top 50 PowerShell bloggers of 2018
My work is recognized and my blog is listed under Top 30 elite list. I am pleased, honored and humbled...
2018-12-18
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Azure at the Ranch
From our webinar today, I mentioned I had a dog named “Azure”. Here she is.
No, this isn’t an homage to...
2018-12-18
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Quickly Compare Data in Two Tables Using CHECKSUM and CHECKSUM_AGG
There are times when we need to compare two tables and figure out if the data matches. I often see...
2018-12-31 (first published: 2018-12-18)
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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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