SSIS Precedence Constraints
In the control flow for SQL Server Integration Services, the “lines” we commonly use to connect tasks to each other are actually smart controls. These SSIS precedence constraints allow...
2019-09-02
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Visual Studio tSQLt Test Adapter
I finally got around to updating the tSQLt test adapter for visual studio, you can download it from:
https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=vs-publisher-263684.GoEddietSQLt2019
or the search in visual studio extensions thingy finds it as well.
For...
2019-09-02
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Visual Studio tSQLt Test Adapter
I finally got around to updating the tSQLt test adapter for visual studio, you can download it from:
https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=vs-publisher-263684.GoEddietSQLt2019
or the search in visual studio extensions thingy finds it as well.
For...
2019-09-02
103 reads
What’s in the pipeline for Power BI?
If you’re interested in Power BI (or the Power platform in general), you might be interested in checking out the release overview guides of “2019 release wave 2” for...
2019-09-02
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What’s in the pipeline for Power BI?
If you’re interested in Power BI (or the Power platform in general), you might be interested in checking out the release overview guides of “2019 release wave 2” for...
2019-09-02
178 reads
September on the Road
I am so excited for the next three weeks. This is a trip that has been in the planning for nearly 2 years. I have always loved travelling and...
2019-09-01
25 reads
Persisting SQL Server Data in Docker Containers – Part 3
In the first two posts in this series we discussed the need for data persistency in containers then we discussed where the data actually lives on our systems. Now...
2019-09-01
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Persisting SQL Server Data in Docker Containers – Part 3
In the first two posts in this series we discussed the need for data persistency in containers then we discussed where the data actually lives on our systems. Now...
2019-09-01
202 reads
Persisting SQL Server Data in Docker Containers – Part 2
So in my previous post, we discussed Docker Volumes and how they have a lifecycle independent of the container enabling us to service the container image independent of the data...
2019-09-01
19 reads
Persisting SQL Server Data in Docker Containers – Part 2
So in my previous post, we discussed Docker Volumes and how they have a lifecycle independent of the container enabling us to service the container image independent of the data...
2019-09-01
124 reads
Blogs
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later)
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The flight recorder: Replaying what an AI agent did on my SQL Server
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“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...
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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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