The Modern Algorithm of Chance

Algorithms rule the world and Steve talks about the impact those have on the world.

The Role of Databases in the Era of AI

Steve has a few thoughts on how AIs change the role of databases.

Webinar tomorrow: The Role of Databases in the Era of AI

I’m hosting a webinar tomorrow with Rie Merritt from Microsoft. We’ll be talking about some of the sessions that Microsoft has planned for the PASS Data Community Summit as...

Serverless Gets Faster

In Azure SQL Database serverless edition, we get an upgrade to our configuration.

A New Word: Opia

opia – n. the ambiguous intensity of eye contact The entry for this says “so much can be said in a glance, “ which I think is very true....

Connection String Confusion in SSMS

Recently I was trying to use a connection string to connect in SSMS. There are some tools that have a connection string available as an output, including some Redgate...

Everything is Code

The executives at CrowdStrike testify before the US Congress, noting their software development process needs work.

Friday Flyway Tips: Searching a Migration

This was actually a cool tip I saw internally from one of the product managers, when trying to find specific text in a migration. I’ve been working with Flyway...

Statistics Histograms

Adding Row Numbers to a Query: #SQLNewBlogger

I realized that I hadn’t done much blogging on Window functions in T-SQL, and I’ve done a few presentations, so I decided to round out my blog a bit....