Machine Learning + DevOps = ML DevOps (Together at Last)
[read this post on Mr. Fox SQL blog] For the longest time data science was often performed in silos, using large machines with copies of production data. This process...
2019-06-10
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Mr. Fox SQL
SQL Saturday 769 Melbourne & 771 Sydney
For those not aware there’s some excellent local SQL events coming up here in Melbourne and Sydney…
SQL Saturday769 (Sat 30 Jun 2018)...
2018-05-31
376 reads
SQL Saturday 769 Melbourne & 771 Sydney
For those not aware there’s some excellent local SQL events coming up here in Melbourne and Sydney… SQL Saturday 769 (Sat 30 Jun 2018) Melbourne. SQL Saturday 771 (Sat 07 Jul 2017)...
2018-05-31
4 reads
Using Elastic Query to Support SQL Spatial in Azure SQL DW
[read this post on Mr. Fox SQL blog]
Recently we had a requirement to perform SQL Spatial functions on data that...
2018-04-10
623 reads
Using Elastic Query to Support SQL Spatial in Azure SQL DW
[read this post on Mr. Fox SQL blog] Recently we had a requirement to perform SQL Spatial functions on data that was stored in Azure SQL DW. Seems simple...
2018-04-10
10 reads
Azure Cognitive Services API’s with SQL Integration Services Packages (SSIS)
[read this post on Mr. Fox SQL blog]
I had a recent requirement to integrate multi-language support into a SQL DW via...
2018-03-12
1,178 reads
Azure Cognitive Services API’s with SQL Integration Services Packages (SSIS)
[read this post on Mr. Fox SQL blog] I had a recent requirement to integrate multi-language support into a SQL DW via a SQL SSIS ETL solution. Specifically the SQL DW...
2018-03-12
38 reads
Database Backup Options for SQL on Azure IaaS
[read this post on Mr. Fox SQL blog]
Recently I had a requirement to collate and briefly compare some of the...
2018-01-28
1,052 reads
Database Backup Options for SQL on Azure IaaS
[read this post on Mr. Fox SQL blog] Recently I had a requirement to collate and briefly compare some of the various methods to perform SQL Server backup for...
2018-01-28
11 reads
Tuning Throughput from Azure Event Hub to Azure Stream Analytics
[read this post on Mr. Fox SQL blog]
Recently I had a requirement to load streaming JSON data to provide a...
2017-11-07
752 reads
Blogs
PowerPoint to HTML with Claude AI
By Steve Jones
I had an idea for an animated view of a sales tool, and started...
Don’t Miss Out – SQL Server Query Tuning Fundamentals Starts Next Monday!
Next Monday, February 9, 2026, my one-day live online training SQL Server Query Tuning...
Monday Monitor Tips: SQL Auditing Preview
By Steve Jones
One of the features we advocates have been advocating for is a better way...
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Delta Lake: The Definitive Guide: Modern Data Lakehouse Architectures with Data Lakes
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Databricks Data Intelligence Platform: Unlocking the GenAI Revolution
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Storytelling with Data: Let's Practice!
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Question of the Day
The Decoded Value
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned from this code:
DECLARE @message VARCHAR(50) = 'Hello SQL Server 2025!'; DECLARE @encoded VARCHAR(MAX); SET @encoded = BASE64_ENCODE(CAST(@message AS VARBINARY(1000))); SELECT BASE64_DECODE(@encoded)See possible answers