In parallel with the presentation I gave at the PASS Data Community Summit on quantum computing's impact on data, I wrote an article specifically on impact with respect to...
2025-12-17 (first published: 2025-12-03)
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After I have understood the details for a certification test (part 1), including format and the rules for taking it and after I have taken time to learn how...
2025-12-01
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If you're looking for particular "Black Friday" deals, here is what I've seen advertised in the community. I have not taken any of these classes, so I can't give...
2025-11-28
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In the United States, today is Thanksgiving. The intent behind the holiday is to remember all that we have to be thankful. I have a lengthy list from friends...
2025-11-27
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I mentioned this in my talk on Quantum Computing at the PASS Data Community Summit: Microsoft has announced that the post-quantum cryptography APIs are now generally available.
2025-11-26
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This was announced last week at Microsoft Ignite and it's been covered by others such as Brent Ozar, but if you haven't heard, SQL Server 2025 is now generally...
2025-11-25
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The advantage of understanding the make-up of the exam: I can tailor my efforts for best results.
2025-11-24
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If you're an attendee at the PASS Data Community Summit this year, there are mechanisms to get slides from every speaker who uploaded them. This slide deck is the...
2025-11-21
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Tech conferences aren't just for networking and learning how to address a problem you're having technically. They are also for expanding your view of what's possible.
2025-12-03 (first published: 2025-11-20)
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I'm speaking on Quantum Computing at the PASS Data Community Summit. It's scheduled for Friday afternoon, so I'll be around for the regular conference from Tuesday evening through Friday....
2025-10-27
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By Steve Jones
I was listening to the radio the other day and the hosts were discussing...
By Steve Jones
We’re a week late, once again my fault. I was still coming out of...
By Steve Jones
I ran across this article recently (https://www.gatesnotes.com/meet-bill/source-code/reader/microsoft-original-source-code) and it has a great opening piece...
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In one of my environments I have 3 pairs of Always On SQL 2022...
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I have this table in my SQL Server 2022 database:
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[CityList] ( [CityNameID] [int] NOT NULL IDENTITY(1, 1), [CityName] [varchar] (30) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL ) ON [PRIMARY] GOI decide to add two new columns for the StateProvince and Country. What code should I use? See possible answers