Getting the SQL Server MCP Server Running

If you’ve wanted a SQL Server MCP server for your databases, it’s available. The SQL MCP Server is a part of the Data API Builder (DAB). DAB is a...

Microsoft Copilot: What Each Copilot Does and Where It Fits

It can feel as if Microsoft has put the Copilot name everywhere, and that is not far from the truth. The important thing to understand is that Microsoft Copilot...

Using Claude Code as a Database SRE Agent with the Everpure Fusion MCP Server

Here’s the scenario: one of my SQL Server instances migrated to the DR array. The VM moved, the old volumes were destroyed, and nobody created a Protection Group on...

Introducing azsql-migration-test: Test and Validate Azure SQL Database Migrations

Introducing azsql-migration-test, a small open-source CLI that validates your Azure SQL Database migrations against a local Azure SQL Database Developer container — the same engine as the cloud, running...

Rambling about Data on Wheels – origins, branding, expansion

I have been asked many times about how the name “Data on Wheels” came to be. I decided that is a good topic to ramble about, so here goes....

Advice I Like: Responsibility

“The foundation of maturity: Just because it’s not your fault doesn’t mean it’s not your responsibility.” – from Excellent Advice for Living I’ve worked with a lot of people...

Do This Before You Contact Your SQL Server Consultant

Say you need outside help. You’ve exhausted all the things that you could do and, still, nothing works. So, you decide that calling in for help is the next...

KDA: Echoes of Deception - Case 7

A fugitive cyber-criminal, a wingsuit, and 24 million flight records. Somewhere between Doha and Dublin, Krypto jumped between planes mid-air.

Match the Model to the Task, Not the App: An Orchestrator-Worker Pattern in Python

Most apps that call an LLM send every request to the same model. That works until the bill arrives.

A classification job that returns one word costs...

Think Twice Before Enabling Fabric’s Inbound Network Protection

Fabric inbound network protection involves two tenant-level controls: Private Link and Block Public Internet Access. But enabling them disables several features.
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