KQL Series – Kusto Engine V3 – let’s make stuff go faster
In late March 2021 Azure Data Explorer Engine v3 was release and it is the latest version of the engine that powers Azure Data Explorer. It is designed to...
2023-03-20
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Blog Posts
KQL Series – some DevOps things: Provisioning using Azure CLI
I can’t really write about provisioning anything in Azure without mentioning Azure CLI.My last two posts were about using terraform and bicep Here we will be using the Azure...
2023-03-20
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KQL Series – some DevOps things: Provisioning using bicep
So in my last post I wrote about how to provision Azure Data Explorer using terraform . In this post I will use bicep to provision Azure Data Explorer....
2023-03-20
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KQL Series – some DevOps things: Provisioning using terraform
If you’ve read my blogs before or seen me speak you’ll know that I love the DevOps. Provisioning Azure Data Explorer can be a complex task, involving multiple steps...
2023-03-20
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KQL Series – some DevOps things: Provisioning using ARM templates (dedicated to Scott)
I was talking to an ex-client earlier this week and he saw the drafts of my blog posts around DevOps infra-as-code spinning up Azure Data Explorer and he said...
2023-03-20
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Tales From The Field Weekly Wrap Up for the Week of 03-13-2023 & SQLBits 2023
Hello Dear Reader! What an incredible week we had. I started off traveling on Monday of last week. At the airport I ran into my friend David Pless (...
2023-03-20
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The Microsoft Ability Summit in Review
As many of you are aware, I have been dealing with a progressive version of ALS which is affecting my hands and arms and thus my ability to type....
2023-03-20 (first published: 2023-03-09)
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Blogging for the Tech Professional PowerPoint
Thanks to everyone that came to my talk at SQL Bits. Powerpoint here for download. If you have questions, reach out.
2023-03-19 (first published: 2023-03-18)
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KQL Series – high level of data ingestion- setup
In this blog post let us stop for a second and see where we are in this whole create an Azure Data Explorer cluster and ingest data.High level summary...
2023-03-19
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KQL Series – ingesting data into Azure Data Explorer from IoT Hub
This blog post is rare because I am dedicating it to my good mate Bryn Lewis who spoke recently at a community event I ran (the first free community...
2023-03-19
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Blogs
Upgrading SQL Server Containers on the Laptop
By Steve Jones
I don’t have SQL Server installed on my laptop. In an effort to keep...
How to Find Expensive Queries in Amazon Redshift
Slow-running queries can degrade your Redshift cluster’s performance and lead to increased costs. Identifying...
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Having Issue deploying a report to an on prem server from PowerBI desktop
Using PowerBI Version1.25.9508.3237(January 2026). Installed Microsoft Power BI Desktop (Optimized for Power BI Report...
SQL 2019 instance with AG, across 2 Windows 2016 OS servers - OSin-place upgrade
Hi all Can I get some perspective from the community please on performing in-place...
How Long is a Long I/O?
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How Long is a Long I/O?
In SQL Server 2025, a long I/O is recorded in the error log with message 833. How long much an I/O request be outstanding before this message is written to the log?
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