Are Your Disks Lagging?
Recently, one of my clients was experiencing performance issues with their SQL Server. Although the server was not underpowered from a...
2025-06-17
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Blog Posts
AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals – The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Cloud Mastery
In an era where cloud computing drives innovation, understanding its fundamentals is no longer optional—it’s essential. The AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals certification is the perfect starting point for anyone...
2025-06-17
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Becoming a Presenter: My Journey and Tips
I still remember my very first presentation many years ago. Someone in my team asked me to demo a project I’d been working on, and I was absolutely terrified....
2025-06-17
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Getting Started with Vector Search in SQL Server 2025 Using Ollama
Ollama SQL FastStart streamlines the deployment of SQL Server 2025 with integrated AI capabilities through a comprehensive Docker-based solution. This project delivers a production-ready environment combining SQL Server 2025,...
2025-06-16 (first published: 2025-05-19)
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Invoking Another Pipeline in Microsoft Fabric
At the moment there are two activities in Fabric pipelines that allow you to execute a “child” pipeline. They are both named “Invoke Pipeline” but are differentiated by the...
2025-06-16 (first published: 2025-06-04)
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Beginner’s Guide: Create a File Organizer CLI Tool in Rust
Image from Afdhaluddin on ShutterstockCLI which is generally referred to as Command Line Interface is a terminal or console interface which allows the user to interact with a software...
2025-06-14
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How AI Could Have Prevented the Bengaluru Stampede
Bengaluru Stampede Tragedy: When Celebration Turned to Chaos On June 4, 2025, what began as a joyous celebration of Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s (RCB) historic IPL win ended in a devastating tragedy. Thousands...
2025-06-13
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Is Air Travel Still Safe? | Ahmedabad Plane Crash 2025 Explained | Aviation Safety & AI Solutions
Is Air Travel Safe? Yes, air travel remains statistically the safest mode of transportation. In 2024, the global accident rate was 0.80 per million flights, with fatal accidents being extremely rare....
2025-06-13
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The Book of Redgate: Ingeniously Simple
Redgate has been known for many useful tools that are easy to use. We’ve tried to do that in all our point tools. We talk about simplicity all the...
2025-06-13 (first published: 2025-06-06)
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The Third Sabbatical
I can’t believe I’ve been at Redgate long enough to get a third sabbatical. I’ve very lucky to have this job, still enjoy it, and get the benefit. I’ve...
2025-06-13
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Blogs
Car Update September 2026
By Steve Jones
Software is hard. While I love our Lucid Gravity, I realize that they are...
Microsoft Tools for Making Data AI-Ready
By James Serra
Making Data AI-Ready, Part 2 (This is the second article in a three-part series...
Local Models Using GPUs with Ollama
By Steve Jones
Can you use your GPUs when running a local model under Ollama? You can,...
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