The PASS Summit on Tour in Dallas

The PASS Summit goes on tour this year, with a September stop in Dallas. This is the first event in the series, and I’m excited to go back to...

T-SQL Tuesday #188: Growing the Community

This month we have a great T-SQL Tuesday, hosted by John Sterrett. He has been a great help in multiple communities over the years, and he has quite an...

Upgrading SQL Server in a Container

I decided to update software on my laptop recently during a trip. I’m loathe to do this on most trips, as I don’t want any instability before a presentation....

Sabbatical le Troisième: A Recharge Week

It’s been a week since I flew home from London and Redgate to begin my sabbatical. Actually, at this time last week I was just about to land in...

Independence Day

Moving to Rancher Desktop

I’ve been very happy with Docker Desktop for years, running it on both laptop and desktop. However, a corporate decision was made to move to Rancher Desktop, so I...

Adding More Data To Sample Databases

PASS Summit on Tour in New York City

The PASS Summit goes on tour this year, with an August stop in New York City. This is the first event in the series, and I’m excited to go...

Finding Heaps

Quick Wins with GenAI

The more I look to GenAI to save me minutes, short periods of time, the better it works. Here’s an example of something I do regularly where AI helps....