PASS Data Summit 2023 KeyNote 1
Morning from the PASS Data Summit! I will be live blogging the event today, so check back for announcements and releases throughout the keynote. Today, we have Shireesh Thota,...
2023-11-15
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Blog Posts
SQL Server Recovery Models
When I review customers database environments, I always check to see what the recovery model is for their databases and review that with the customer. I often times have...
2023-11-15
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Webinar: How to Harden SQL Server
On November 29, 2023, at 11 AM Eastern Standard Time, I'm presenting a webinar on how to harden SQL Server.
2023-11-15
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My data architecture book is now available for pre-order!
For those looking to be first in line when my book is available for a printed copy, I’m very excited to let you know that it is now available...
2023-11-14
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T-SQL Tuesday #168–Using Window Functions
I am the host for T-SQL Tuesday this month, and I hope that a lot of people like the topic. This idea actually came to me earlier this year...
2023-11-14
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About those Read-Only Replicas
In a post, I wrote last month I showed how you can take advantage of your replicas in SQL Sever by adding a single attribute to your connection string...
2023-11-13 (first published: 2023-10-26)
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Crosstream - Efficient Cross-Server Joins on Slow Networks in Python
Earlier this year I presented at PyCon 2023 in Salt Lake City, UT on the topic of "Efficient Cross-Server Data Joins on Slow Networks with Python". You can watch...
2023-11-13
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Data Community Summit Week
I’m up in Seattle this week for the PASS Data Community Summit 2023. This is almost an annual event for me. I’ve missed a few since 1999, but not...
2023-11-13
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Tips, ideas, and recommendations on your technical blog
This technical blog is hardly the ideal, but I'll use this space here to summarize some of the guidance that my colleague Randolph West and I presented at a...
2023-11-13 (first published: 2023-10-27)
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On Session Evaluations
As PASS Summit approaches this week, I’m re-reviewing my evaluations from SQL Saturday Boston and I’d like to give feedback about feedback.
Why Feedback? Both speakers and event organizers depend...
2023-11-12
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Blogs
PowerShell Remoting for SQL DBAs: WinRM + SSH Guide (Updated 2026)
By SQLPals
PowerShell Remoting for SQL DBAs: WinRM + SSH Guide (Updated 2026) ...
The 2026 Redgate Summit in New York City
By Steve Jones
We’re coming back to New York, which is exciting for me. I love NYC....
Monitoring Fabric Mirroring for SQL 2025
I previously wrote about how the underlying technology for Fabric mirroring changed with SQL...
Forums
Seeding a Fabric Warehouse with dbt for Visual Studio Code: The Fabric Modern Data Platform
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Seeding a Fabric Warehouse with dbt for Visual Studio Code: The Fabric Modern Data Platform
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Doing the Little Things
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Question of the Day
Historical Data Tracking
If I want to track historical data values, which mechanism should I use?
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