A Fun Prize at the PASS Data Community Summit

I had a briefing for the 2026 PASS Data Community Summit, which is just a couple of weeks away. Amongst a bunch of admin type stuff, there was a...

DiskANN Experiment — Exploring Entry Points and Graph Neighborhoods

Introduction I was experimenting with vector search in SQL Server 2025 using approximately 3.8 million Hacker News articles that that I used for my talk on SQL Server-based vector...

From three founders to an international Data & AI Team: The story of Joyful Craftsmen

Founded in 2014 by three data enthusiasts, Joyful Craftsmen has grown into an international Data & AI company. Explore our journey, the principles behind our work, and the next...

Lift and shift vs modernizing your data warehouse

If you are migrating a data warehouse, there is a question worth asking before you start: should you recreate the existing solution on the new platform, or use the...

Book Review: Microsoft 365 Copilot and Agent Administration Fundamentals

I don’t currently manage Microsoft 365 Copilot in an enterprise environment, but it is one of those technologies that I want to understand better. As AI becomes part of...

Power BI Fun With Travels

I’m back from a great vacation. I had the chance to visit two new countries (for me and my wife) and many new cities as we cruised around the...

The flight recorder: Replaying what an AI agent did on my SQL Server

“What exactly did it do on my server?” is the first question a DBA should ask about any AI agent. AgentDBA answers it from its own records: every decision...

How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later)

How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later)

Updated for SSMS 21 and later: This is a new, rewritten version of my earlier article...

dataMinds Connect 2026 – Slides & Scripts

You can find the slides and SQL scripts for my session “Spice up your SQL – Intro to window functions” at GitHub.
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How to Move the SSMS Status Bar to the Top and Color-Code SQL Server Connections

I use color-coded connections in SSMS to distinguish Production, Pre-Production, UAT, and Development. But why keep this important visual warning at the bottom of the screen? In this post,...