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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Blog Posts
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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Speaking at the PASS Data Community Summit
I’m honored to be speaking at the PASS Data Community Summit in Seattle this fall. I’ll be delivering a Professional Development session (Blogging for the Tech Professional), which might...
2025-07-22
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Article: SQL Server Sample Databases
herefore, from Northwind and pubs to WideWorldImporters, I've compiled where to get those databases and what you need to know in order to use them yourselves.
2025-07-21
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PostgreSQL 17: A Deep Dive into New Features, Benefits, and Enterprise Impact
PostgreSQL 17 introduces a new era of innovation in open-source database technology. This release focuses on performance, scalability, developer productivity, and enterprise-grade reliability. Each feature in PostgreSQL 17 is...
2025-07-21
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The Evolution of Data: From Databases to Spark to Lakebases
The circle cylinder of life Maybe you’ve noticed all the twenty somethings tight rolling their jeans or people with bellbottoms or the 80’s music playing in grocery stores… It’s...
2025-07-18
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PostgreSQL Timeline: History and Evolution
PostgreSQL, often referred to as Postgres, is a powerful, open-source object-relational database system that has evolved over decades. It is known for its reliability, feature richness, and strong community...
2025-07-17
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Why Microsoft Fabric Signals the Next Wave of Data Strategy
In today’s data-driven economy, organizations are no longer asking if they should invest in data, they are asking how fast they can turn data into decisions. The answer, increasingly,...
2025-07-17
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Take Time to Gain Perspective
By Brian Kelley
Probably the best piece of advice I ever received is to take time to...
The Fringe Festival
By Steve Jones
I was lucky enough to take a vacation a decade ago in Edinburgh with...
Demo for Parameter Sniffing and Memory Grant Feedback
Disclaimer: The following is built with Claude Code. Just need to justify my $100/mo...
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