2025-09-06
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AI
Shades and Reflecting on SQLBits and the Bright Future of Data
There is something magical about SQLBits. Whether it is the technical sessions, the sense of community and fun, or the relentless commitment to learning about the latest innovation, this event continues to serve as a pulse check for where data is today and where it’s going tomorrow. This year’s SQLBits at the ExCel in London […]
2025-06-21
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Shining a Light on Shadow AI - Responsible Data Protection When AI is Everywhere
As someone who has had the honor of delivering keynotes at both Oracle and SQL Saturday data events, I’ve spent time with professionals on both sides of the database world. I’ve held the title of database administrator, developer, engineer and architect for structured, transactional giants and the analytics-heavy ecosystems of eight different database platforms, (not […]
2025-05-17
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Throwing Iron at the Cloud and AI
As organizations move to the cloud, the once essential role of the Database Administrator (DBA) as the guardian of system optimization, has been overshadowed, often viewed as a bottleneck to innovation. Yet, as technology evolves, the one thing I know is history repeats itself, and optimization skills are once again emerging as a critical necessity. […]
2025-02-01
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Meet the new Google AI Assistant Gemini
Learn about the new Gemini AI from Google and how this can be used for common tasks, as well summarizing content.
2024-07-08
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Evolving Role of Data Professionals in Artificial Intelligence Era
Generative Al tools like Gemini and GPT promise to automate and augment knowledge-based work. Data professionals must adapt to this transformation by acquiring new skills and playing a central role in their organization's AI-driven future. Data preparation, curation, ethical sourcing and labeling, and collecting user feedback become crucial as high-quality data is essential for effective LLM based application.
2024-03-04
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2024-02-26
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Writing SQL Server code with AI using GitHub Copilot
Introduction In this article, we will see how to work with GitHub Copilot. GitHub copilot is an interesting plug-in that generates code using AI. The technology is from Microsoft and OpenAI. We will show how to install Copilot, and how to generate SQL Server code (T-SQL) using Copilot. First, we will answer some FAQs about Copilot […]
2024-02-12
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Machine learning K-Means applied to SQL Server data
This article shows how to use Python to access data in SQL Server and produce a K-Means analysis with a chart.
2024-01-08
3,177 reads
How to create a SQL Server presentation in 5 minutes using AI
Introduction This SQLServerCentral article shows how to create a SQL Server presentation in 5 minutes using AI. AI is revolutionizing the world as it continues to evolve. In this article, we aim to answer the question: Is it truly possible to create a high-quality presentation using AI in such a short amount of time? Is […]
2023-12-27 (first published: 2023-09-11)
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Upgrading Admin Queries
I have a query from a former DBA that we run on SQL Server 2025 to check on database metadata. This query references sys.sysaltfiles. I want to refactor this code to be more modern. Which DMV should I reference instead?
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