A New Word: Amoransia
amoransia – n. the melodramatic thrill of unrequited love; the longing to pine for someone you can never have, wallowing in devotion to some impossible person who could give...
2025-01-24
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Blog Posts
Data Masking with Azure Databricks
“Alice: Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?The Cheshire Cat: That depends a good deal on where you want to get to.”— Lewis...
2025-01-24 (first published: 2025-01-13)
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Challenges Enterprises Face When Adopting AI
The post Challenges Enterprises Face When Adopting AI appeared first on Joyful Craftsmen.
2025-01-22 (first published: 2025-01-14)
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PASS Summit 2024 – A new experience
I attended the PASS Data Community Summit held in Seattle in person this year after a long gap of 4 years and after RedGate software took over running the...
2025-01-22 (first published: 2025-01-13)
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The Data API Builder Start and Add Extensions in VS Code
One of the things that I like about the Data API Builder (DAB) is that there is a lot of CLI work that can be done. However, lots of...
2025-01-22
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Implement a RAG Solution Using Azure SQL Database
AI and ChatGPT are all the rage these days. Seems like around every corner is another break-through in how we interact with data, regardless of if that data is...
2025-01-20 (first published: 2024-11-01)
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The pros and cons of self-service BI: What every industry leader should know
The post The pros and cons of self-service BI: What every industry leader should know appeared first on Joyful Craftsmen.
2025-01-20 (first published: 2024-11-04)
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How to Learn SQL Without Quitting Your Day Job
Juggling meetings, deadlines, and family? Yeah, learning SQL might seem like climbing Mount Everest in flip-flops. But guess what? You absolutely can become an SQL whiz without sacrificing your...
2025-01-19
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SQL Server 2025
Microsoft announced on November 2024 a preview for SQL Server 2025 another major release /revolution from Microsoft SQL Server prospect, including – AI Buildin’, as AI plays an important...
2025-01-19
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Advice I Like: Apologies
How to apologize: quickly, specifically, sincerely. Don’t ruin an apology with an excuse – from Excellent Advice for Living This is great advice. I remember myself often saying “I’m...
2025-01-17
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Blogs
Build a Snapshot Backup Catalog in Pure Storage - The SQL Server 2022 Edition
In my previous post, I showed you how to build a snapshot backup catalog...
Advice I Like: Training Employees
By Steve Jones
Train employees well enough that they could get another job but treat them well...
Creating a Striped Backup Set with AI
By Steve Jones
I needed to test a striped backup, so I decided to ask the AI’s...
Forums
Create an HTML Report on the Status of SQL Server Agent Jobs
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Why Data Modelling Still Matters - More Than Ever
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hops from sql server to mysql to s4 hana - possible?
Hi when i think of server hops , i think of how kerberos assists...
Question of the Day
Strange String Splits
When I run this code, how many rows are returned?
DECLARE @meals NVARCHAR(1000) = N'夕食昼食朝食' DECLARE @s NVARCHAR(1) = N'食' SELECT value FROM STRING_SPLIT(@meals, @s) GOSee possible answers