Why It's Good To Be Wrong
Today we have a guest editorial from Hakim Ali. Being wrong is not as bad as you may think.
SQL Server Report Server 2008 R2 Execution Log Reports
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SQL Server Central Webinar Series #20: Using SQL Storage Compress in the Real World
Join us on July 10 at 4:00pm GMT/11:00am EDT for an in-depth look at SQL Storage Compress and learn how you can shrink the storage needs for your databases.
Troubleshooting SQL Server with PowerShell - Virtual Chapter Meeting
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Views and Dependencies
Be sure to understand the consequences of modifying underlying tables and the affects they can have on Views
Handling Constraint Violations and Errors in SQL Server
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It's the Journey...
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Turbocharge Your Database Maintenance With Service Broker: Part 1
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SQL Server 2012 Integration Services- Using Environments in Package Execution
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Question of the Day
Getting the Average
I have this data in the dbo.Commission table in a SQL Server 2022 database.
salesperson commission Brian 12 Brian 16 Andy 7 Andy 14 Andy 21 Steve 20 Steve NULLAll the data is a varchar, and I decide to run this query to get the totals for each salesperson.
SELECT SalesPerson
, AVG(TRY_PARSE(Commission AS int)) AS TotalCommission
FROM commission
GROUP BY SalesPerson
GO
What average commission is calculated for Steve? See possible answers