Communications: Three Questions
The better skilled we are communications, the more likely we will be understood. Whether we're talking work colleagues or our families and friends, being understood is more important than...
2025-07-28
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Blog Posts
Comparing Top AI Tools for Image and Code Generation
The post explores various AI assistants, highlighting their strengths and weaknesses in areas like coding and image generation. It emphasizes the usefulness of tools like CoPilot and Gemini for...
2025-07-28
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Navigating Modern Data Architecture: DW, Lakehouse, and Lakebase Explained
The report outlines the evolution in data management systems, transitioning from traditional siloed structures to modern integrated platforms. It compares Data Warehouses, Data Lakehouses, and Lakebases, highlighting their roles...
2025-07-28
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Zero Downtime SQL Server Upgrade: Best Practices for Seamless Migration
Upgrading SQL Server is a mission-critical task for DBAs, especially when the goal is zero disruption to application connectivity. Whether you’re modernizing for performance, compliance, or supportability, choosing the right...
2025-07-28
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SQL Saturday Baton Rouge 2025
SQL Saturday Baton Rouge is a great event hosted on LSU’s campus that has some of the best food, presenters, and attendees in the country! Had some incredible questions...
2025-07-26
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Responsible AI: Why Leaders Need More Than Just Guardrails
In the rush to adopt artificial intelligence, many organizations have quickly built ethical frameworks, compliance protocols, and technical safeguards. These “guardrails” are necessary, but not sufficient. Because AI isn’t...
2025-07-25
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TempDB Performance Tuning in SQL Server 2022 vs 2016 vs 2019
📘 What Is TempDB and Why It Matters TempDB is a shared system database in SQL Server used for: Because it’s used by every session and process, TempDB is often a performance bottleneck—especially...
2025-07-24
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9 questions to ask before adding generative AI to your data project
Will adding generative AI to your data project improve the outcomes? It might, but it’s not guaranteed. It can be harmful and costly to add generative AI in the...
2025-07-23
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How Vastu Principles Can Inspire Smarter Database Administration: A Holistic Approach to Data Architecture
In the fast-paced world of IT, Database Administrators (DBAs) are the unsung heroes who ensure that data flows securely, efficiently, and reliably. But what if we viewed database environments not just...
2025-07-23
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Microsoft Fabric shortcut‑based AI transformations
A new feature has just been released in Microsoft Fabric that I was so impressed with that I decided to blog about it. Available in public preview is the...
2025-07-23
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Blogs
A New Word: los vidados
By Steve Jones
los vidados – n. the half-remembered acquaintances you knew years ago, who you might...
In-Person CISA Training – April 13-16, 2026
By Brian Kelley
I will be leading an in-person Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) exam prep class...
EightKB 2026
EightKB is back again for 2026! The biggest online SQL Server internals conference is...
Forums
query to track time spent on individual tasks in SSIS
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SQL Server Transactional Replication from Always On Availability Groups to Azure SQL Database
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Hidden Heroes
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Question of the Day
Identities and Sequences I
When thinking of the Identity property for auto incrementing columns and sequences for the same action, which are explicitly linked to increment a number in a table when a new row is added?
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