SQL Server Database Compatibility Levels
Why You Shouldn’t Overlook This Quiet but Critical SQL Server Setting If you’ve ever upgraded a SQL Server instance and something just broke in your application, chances are...
2025-07-16
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DP-203: The Complete Guide to Becoming a Microsoft Azure Data Engineer Associate
In today’s data-driven world, organizations rely on skilled professionals to design, build, and maintain scalable data solutions. The DP-203: Data Engineering on Microsoft Azure certification is your ticket to...
2025-07-16
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The PASS Summit on Tour in the Netherlands
The PASS Summit goes on tour this year, with the final date the first few days of October in the Netherlands, Utrect to be exact. This is the first...
2025-07-15
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Azure SQL Managed Instance: Boost Performance with Read-Scale Out
The Business Critical tier of Azure SQL Managed Instance offers the read-scale out feature enabling you to distribute read-only workloads such as reporting and analytics across built-in replicated secondary...
2025-07-15
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Free Cloud Environment Setup: A Beginner’s Guide
Cloud computing is essential for modern development, data storage, and scalable applications. Setting up your first cloud environment is a valuable skill, and you can begin without spending any...
2025-07-15
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SQL Server Best Practices
Many technologists dislike the term ‘Best Practice’ because what works for one environment might not work for another. I prefer the term ‘Industry Best Practice,’ prefaced with the caveat: ‘For...
2025-07-15
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Copying an Azure SQL database between two Azure SQL Instances in two different subscriptions.
I recently had to copy an Azure SQL database (SQL db) from one subscription to an Azure SQL Server instance ... Continue reading
2025-07-14
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A field note: AI Ambition vs. Operational Reality in 2025
Ivan Jelić, Group CEO at Joyful Craftsmen, reflects on what separates AI success from failure — and why most companies still underestimate what it really takes to turn strategy...
2025-07-15 (first published: 2025-07-14)
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Redefining Tech Leadership in the Age of Microsoft AI
AI is no longer a niche capability – it is a leadership catalyst. As Microsoft continues to push boundaries with tools like Azure and Fabric, the demands on today’s...
2025-07-14
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Sample Data with GenAI in Seconds
A friend was asking for help with some data analysis. This was in PowerBI, and the source data was PII. I asked them to mask the data for me...
2025-07-14
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