select count(*) vs count(1) in sql server database

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COUNT(SomeColumn) will only return the count of rows that contain non-null values for SomeColumn. 

COUNT(*) and COUNT('Foo') will return the total number of rows in the table.

Other else no such big difference between them.....  

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