PRs Are Like Trouble Tickets

Adopting a modern development approach brings with it the need to manage PRs, which Steve thinks can be like trouble tickets.

Vector Datatype

Back in the EU

I flew to Amsterdam last night and hopefully by the time this publishes I’ll be at my hotel, catching up on messages and prepping for another Simple Talk Podcast...

Choosing an AI in Sept 2025

Steve talks a bit about choosing an AI model.

The New SQL Server 2025 Data type

SQL Saturday Boston Slides and Code

Thanks to everyone who attended my sessions today at SQL Saturday Boston 2025. I’ve got resources listed below Slides Here are the slides from my two sessions Running a...

Advice I Like: Fear and Imagination

Fear is fueled by a lack of imagination. The antidote to fear is not bravery; it looks more like imagination – from Excellent Advice for Living What a neat...

Checking Identities

Don't Forget About Financial Skills

A bit of advice from Steve to ensure you do not neglect the management of your finances for the long term.

Using Customer Docker Compose File Names

As I use containers more and more to run various things, I decided I not only wanted to set up docker compose files, I wanted to name them something...