Something has shifted quietly in 2026. The developers I know/respect—the ones actually shipping, not just posting about shipping—stopped talking about MCP. No dramatic announcement. No hot take thread. They...
2026-03-18 (first published: 2026-03-06)
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As a DevOps person, I know that to make FinOps successful, you need more than just a good strategy—you need the right tools and technologies to execute that strategy...
2026-03-17 (first published: 2026-03-16)
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Microsoft Fabric (not to be confused with the more general term “fabric” in DevOps) is an integrated data and analytics platform designed for modern data-driven workloads, such as data...
2026-03-16 (first published: 2026-03-04)
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As a DevOps practitioner, I’ve always focused on performance, scalability, and automation. But as cloud adoption has matured, I’ve come to realise that building and running great systems isn’t...
2026-03-12
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In the realm of software development and content creation, the deployment pipeline serves as a crucial bridge between innovation and implementation. Whether you are fine-tuning code, testing new features,...
2026-03-11 (first published: 2026-03-03)
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As a DevOps professional, I’ve seen firsthand how cloud costs can quickly spiral out of control without the right practices in place. That’s where FinOps comes in—it’s a powerful...
2026-03-09
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As someone who’s worked with data for over 20 years and with many cloud platforms, my main focus has always been on helping teams streamline their development process. A...
2026-03-06 (first published: 2026-03-02)
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2025 belongs to the AI startups. If you peek into the tech headlines, you’ll see companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Lovable, and Poolside AI dominating the conversation. Different names,...
2026-03-03 (first published: 2026-03-02)
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Test Data Management (TDM) is essential in software development to ensure your application runs smoothly and reliably across different environments. When deploying applications in Azure, Test Data Management can...
2024-05-29 (first published: 2024-05-13)
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This blog post is about Test Data Management – or my take on it. I just saw that a video I did for my good mates at Redgate is...
2024-05-01 (first published: 2024-04-30)
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By Steve Jones
This is timely, as I’m currently on a boat in the Adriatic taking a...
You can find the slides and SQL scripts for my session “Spice up your...
By SQLPals
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later) Updated...
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Risk Vs Reward, The never...
Hi, I have a trigger, that works fine elsewhere but is not working at...
In Azure SQL Database Hyperscale Edition, how many geo-replicas can be created?
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