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
PASS: Quantum Computing Slides
By Brian Kelley
If you're an attendee at the PASS Data Community Summit this year, there are...
A New Word: Dead Reckoning
By Steve Jones
dead reckoning– v. intr. finding yourself bothered by somebody’s death more than you would...
PASS Data Community Summit 2025 Slides and Code
By alevyinroc
Thank you for attending my PASS Summit 2025 session Answering the Auditor’s Call with...
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Getting the Schema for Tables
What happens when I run this on SQL Server 2022 in the AdventureWorks2022 database?
SELECT OBJECT_DEFINITION (OBJECT_ID(N'Person.Person')) AS [Object Definition]; GOSee possible answers