Daily Coping 24 Jan 2023
Today’s coping tip is to get outside and notice five beautiful things. I decided to do this on a snowy, stormy day in Denver. I was up early with...
2023-01-24
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Blog Posts
Exam Cram with DataWeekender talk - Think Like a Certification Exam
Fresh off of a two-part, co-authored blog series on certification exams and test-taking prep, I've got a fresh batch of fun sample questions for the January 2023 Data Weekender Exam...
2023-01-24
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So, you're considering pursuing a certification exam
Part 1 of 2. This blog post is co-authored by Ajayi Anwansedo, PhD and William Assaf, who met and worked together at The Futures Fund, a STEM non-profit which offers introductory coding and...
2023-01-24 (first published: 2023-01-23)
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Daily Coping 23 Jan 2022
Today’s coping tip is to eat healthy today with some nourishing food. A few days before think I was getting ready for my daughter to leave for university. I...
2023-01-23
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SQL Server Quickie #44 – SQL Server on Docker
Today I have uploaded SQL Server Quickie #44 to YouTube. This time I’m talking about SQL Server on Docker.
2023-01-23 (first published: 2023-01-16)
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Updating Documents in Cosmos DB: A Step-by-Step Guide on Creating and Executing a Stored Procedure
Cosmos DB is a powerful, fully-managed, globally distributed, and multi-model database service provided by Microsoft Azure. One of its key features is the ability to create and execute stored...
2023-01-23 (first published: 2023-01-13)
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Creating a PostgreSQL Docker Container with a Volume on Windows
This post looks at how to set up a PostgreSQL container on Windows using Docker for Windows. I’ve seen a few posts, but I had to cobble together some...
2023-01-20 (first published: 2023-01-09)
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Daily Coping 20 Jan 2023
Today’s coping tip is to take a different route today and see what you notice. I’ve had this tip come up a few times and each time I’ve enjoyed...
2023-01-20
15 reads
New year, new role, and new book
Happy new year to everyone! As I enter my 9th year at Microsoft, I have switched roles, and am now an Industry Advisor in Federal Civilian, helping our Federal...
2023-01-20 (first published: 2023-01-12)
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Daily Coping 19 Jan 2023
Today’s coping tip is to switch off tech an hour before bedtime. I read at night often, so this is a challenging one. However, I decided to give this...
2023-01-19
21 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
how do i map the "current" object entry in for each to one variable
hi, in an ssis for each loop over an object variable called MyListVariable, i...
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...
Question of the Day
String Similarity I
On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE_SIMILARITY('SQL Server', 'MySQL') See possible answers