Create dynamic agenda slides with PowerPoint Zoom
There was a time when I saw PowerPoint as a necessary evil – a way of conveying ideas that I wasn’t crazy about, but which worked. These days, my...
2018-11-26
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Join me for an upcoming webinar, “Data Masking: Insights & Actions”
There has never been a better time to start a project to champion data privacy In a recent Harris poll sponsored by the payment company Stripe, over 1,000 C-level...
2018-11-21
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Watch: Getting executive buy in for DevOps – 3 top tips (video)
DevOps is the way of the future – but not all executives understand that yet DevOps practices are powerful tools to build productive, engaged teams who constantly learn and...
2018-11-19
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Fix My Functions: Speeding Up Scalar and Table Valued UDFs (video)
Last week, I was lucky enough to present on the topic of TSQL User Defined Functions (UDFs) in SQL Server at the PASS Summit. My session was live-streamed, and...
2018-11-14
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PASS Summit 2018 – Keynote Day 2 Commentary
It’s the second main-session day of the Summit for the Professional Association of SQL Server. I had a great breakfast this morning with Brent Ozar, along with Nathan and...
2018-11-08
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PASS Summit 2018 – Day 1 Keynote Announcements
Good morning from Seattle, at the Summit for the Professional Association of SQL Server. I’m lucky enough to be sitting at the blogger table this morning, watching the keynote...
2018-11-07
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Register for my upcoming session on digital transformation
I’m excited to have a session accepted to GroupBy, a free online conference targeting the Microsoft data platform community. The conference is sponsored by Brent Ozar Unlimited, and sessions...
2018-11-02
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Watch: The single question to predict success for DevOps (31 minutes)
What if you could assess the performance level of your team by asking one simple question? In his recent webinar with Redgate, Gene Kim (@realgenekim) suggests that you can....
2018-11-02
5 reads
Interviewing for your first tech job – slides
I was lucky to get an opportunity to present a session to some college students at Seminole State College in Florida last week. I was in town for SQL...
2018-10-08
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DevOps Terms – and Why They Matter to Database Specialists
In this 20 minute session, I define scrum, continuous deployment, test driven development, DevOps, and related concepts. I close with a quick discussion of why Database Administrators and Developers...
2018-10-04
4 reads
Blogs
A New Word: on tenderhooks
By Steve Jones
on tenderhooks – adj. feeling the primal satisfaction of being needed by someone, which...
Ramblings about data communities and your contributions, no excuses
By DataOnWheels
I have been active in the data community throughout my career. I have met...
SQL Server Journey till 2025 (brief)
By Vinay Thakur
Quick Summary for Microsoft SQL Server till 2025, I am fortunate to be part...
Forums
Simulating Mercury’s Orbital Motion Using Pure T-SQL (NASA 2025 Dataset)
SQL Server is typically viewed as a transactional or analytical database engine. However, it...
Azure SQL Database | CREATE EVENT SESSION [Blocking_Capture] ON DATABASE
Hello, Is there a way in Azure SQL Database to change the 'Blocking Process...
Having a Little Fun at SQL Server Central
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Having a Little Fun at...
Question of the Day
String Similarity I
On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
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