Freecon – Oct 27 in Seattle
It is well known that there is a wealth of information within Extended Events. One can tap plenty of information about performance issues, errors, or general interest type stuff...
2015-09-23
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Freecon – Oct 27 in Seattle
Just over a week ago I announced that SQL Solutions Group was getting ready to host a day of training,...
2015-09-23
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Inside an SSDT Deployment Contributor
In my deployment filter I have been asked a couple of times to allow columns that exist on a table...
2015-09-23
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Inside an SSDT Deployment Contributor
In my deployment filter I have been asked a couple of times to allow columns that exist on a table...
2015-09-23
40 reads
Inside an SSDT Deployment Contributor
In my deployment filter I have been asked a couple of times to allow columns that exist on a table...
2015-09-23
39 reads
Deployment Contributor KeepTableColumns Filter
To help with this scenario (it is pretty specific):
You have a table that has columns that you do not know about when you create the dacpac, possibly you have...
2015-09-23
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Inside an SSDT Deployment Contributor
In my deployment filter I have been asked a couple of times to allow columns that exist on a table that do not exist in a dacpac to be...
2015-09-23
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SSC Editorial: The Counter Offer – Part 1/Part 2
Counter offers (and the related discussions) are an emotional topic. The comments on two of my editorials for SQLServerCentral (The...
2015-09-23
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Dynamic SQL & Quotename
Not quite fineprint, but sure feels like it!
Quotename can be a pretty cool function to simplify your dynamic sql, as...
2015-09-23
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SQL Server’s TIMESTAMP Is Not What You May Think It Is. - Syndication – WaterOx Consulting
TIMESTAMP vs. DATETIME: What’s the diff? The TIMESTAMP data type in SQL Server is not what you may think it...
2015-09-23
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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...
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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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