SQL Bits 2025 Wrap
SQL Bits 2025 was amazing, as always. It’s been my favorite conference to attend, with lots of friends, a family atmosphere, and some amazing speakers from whom I learn...
2025-06-22
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Get Certified in Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals (DP-900) FAST with NO Experience Needed
As data becomes the backbone of modern business, understanding how to manage and analyze it in the cloud is a must-have skill. The DP-900: Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals certification...
2025-07-09 (first published: 2025-06-22)
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Simplify Kubernetes Security With Kyverno and OPA Gatekeeper
Here’s how these tools can make Kubernetes security easier and help you avoid common pitfalls.Image from haalkab on Pixabay.Kubernetes is hands-down the go-to tool for managing containerized applications, yet it...
2025-06-21
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A New Word: Lackout
lackout – n. the sudden awareness that you’re finally over someone, noticing that the same voice that once triggered a cocktail of emotions now evokes nothing at all –...
2025-06-21
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Delta Lake over Spark Connect
All Spark Connect Posts
I have just finished an update for the spark connect dotnet lib that contains the DeltaTable implementation so that we can now use .NET to maintain...
2025-06-20
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Introducing FabricTools (PowerShell module)
🔍 The Challenge: DevOps for Microsoft Fabric In the world of Microsoft Fabric, DevOps is still maturing. Unlike Azure Data Factory (ADF), which has been around long enough to...
2025-06-20
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Generating Random Strings with GenAI
One of the things I’ve been experimenting with in AI is taking things other people do and seeing how well the AI works. In this case, I took a...
2025-06-20
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Heading to SQL Bits 2025
I’ll be at SQL Bits tomorrow, Saturday Jun 20, 2025 for the final day of the conference. I wasn’t selected to speak, but since I’m in Cambridge next week...
2025-06-20
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Exploring the Next Gen General Purpose Tier in Azure SQL Managed Instance
In a recent video, I took a hands-on look at the Next Gen General Purpose service tier in Azure SQL Managed Instance—and it brings some exciting advancements to the...
2025-07-04 (first published: 2025-06-19)
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Why India’s NEW Tax Regime is a GAME CHANGER for the Job Market
India’s 2025 tax reforms have introduced a bold shift in how income is taxed, and the ripple effects are already being felt across industries. With a focus on simplification,...
2025-06-19
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Blogs
Measuring RAG Solutions: Are We Retrieving the Right Information?
A RAG pipeline that answers questions in the demo is not the same thing...
Advice I Like: Lots of Ideas
By Steve Jones
“A multitude of bad ideas is necessary for one good idea” – from Excellent...
Building a DBA Agent for Your SQL Server Estate with MCP
Yesterday I gave a talk for MSSQLTips called “Building a DBA Agent for Your...
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Hyperscale Replicas I
What types of secondary replicas are available for the Azure SQL Database Hyperscale edition?
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