Microsoft Fabric Overview

First, thank you to Guy in a Cube for a great licensing/cost video. My company is exploring what data warehousing technology to use in Azure. I needed to learn...

Reading and searching events inside the SQL Server default trace

Note: SQL Trace and SQL Server Profiler are deprecated and will be removed in a future version of Microsoft SQL Server. The replacement technology for them is Extended Events. To Learn More: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/relational-databases/sql-trace/sql-trace?view=sql-server-ver16SQL Server...

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Červencové novinky ze světa dat byly trochu prázdninové a odpočinkové, ale i tak jsme se podívali na pár zajímavých a šikovných demíček, které by se vám mohli hodit.
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Efficient calculation of an ISBN-13 check digit

I thought I might pass along, what I have found to be, the most efficient way to validate the check digit within Azure SQL Server. I was looking to...

SQL Server on VMware Accelerator now free!

My SQL Server on VMware Accelerator boot camp video series is now live on Youtube! There’s no strings attached and no price of entry, so now there’s no reason...

A New Word: Exulansis

exulansis – n. the tendency to give up trying to talk about an experience because people are unable to relate to it – whether through envy or pity or...

Demonstrating How I Use Voice Access

As part of my effort to inform people on how to use tools with their disabilities and continue working, I created a series of videos that demonstrate how I...

Exciting New Adventures Ahead

Some of you may know that I went to work for BlueGranite a little over four years ago. It was humbling to be part of such a talented team...

Three more chapters of my data architecture book are available!

As I have mentioned in a prior blog post, I have been writing a data architecture book, which I started last November. The title of the book is “Deciphering...