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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Blog Posts
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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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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Optimize Azure Fabric Pipelines with This Key Spark Setting
Boost Your Azure Fabric Pipelines: Don’t Overlook This Crucial Spark Setting Are your Azure Fabric pipelines with multiple notebooks running slower than you’d like? Are you paying for more...
2025-07-23
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SQL Server Post-Install Configurations
The SQL Server installer has gotten better: tempdb configuration, MAXDOP, and even max memory can now be configured during setup. But don’t be fooled: there’s still a post-install checklist...
2025-07-23
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Accelerating Database Modernization Through DevOps & Cloud Integration
In today’s enterprise landscape, agility and reliability go hand-in-hand. As organizations modernize legacy infrastructure and scale operations across borders, the challenge is no longer just about moving fast –...
2025-07-22
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Blogs
Microsoft Build 2026 announcements
By James Serra
Once again there were a number of Microsoft Build announcements related to data and...
T-SQL Tuesday #199: Roundup
A good week ago I hosted the monthly T-SQL Tuesday blog party. I invited...
No Shortcuts for the SQLCMD Batch Terminator: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I was messing around with SQLCMD and I realized something I hadn’t known. I’ve...
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BCP on Linux
When running bcp on Linux, what is the field terminator?
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