Azure Data Studio extension – help wanted

I’ve created a sample ads extension that checks TSQL syntax in real-time for potential bad practice. Right now the extension is using regex, which isn’t the best for parsing...

Is it really that hard to be polite, kind and respectful of those around you?

I dislike the term Politically Correct. Not because the original idea of it is a bad one, but it’s been ... Continue reading

Data Events in Australia and New Zealand in early 2020

Over the course of the next few weeks there are some significant events taking place that reflect technologies on the Microsoft data platform and beyond. Thursday 13th and 14th...

Welcome to Azure Synapse at SQL Saturday Tampa 2020

SQL Saturday Tampa is coming up again in a couple of weeks on February 29th and I’m excited to announce that I’ll be there and presenting my session Welcome...

Top 3 Database Life Hacks

Three very powerful but simple hacks that can give you back dozens of minutes per day.
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Top 3 Database Life Hacks

Three very powerful but simple hacks that can give you back dozens of minutes per day.
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Quick tip: Quickly bulk edit lines in SSMS

Have you ever needed to bulk edit a table from excel to change it into a group of insert statements or change multiple query lines? In SQL Server Management...

Change Outlook sender mailbox with PowerShell – A workaround

The idea of this blog post, like many others I write, is to document a workaround solution to my problem. Hopefully I can also help someone that may be...

Dealing with rejection

“Dear speaker This serves as notice that your session submission was not selected for our upcoming event. We had a lot of sessions to sort through, and unfortunately there...

Speaking at PSConf EU 2020

I’m proud to announce that I will be speaking at PSConf EU 2020 in Hannover, Germany. The conference runs from 2 June 2020 to 5 June 2020 and brings together...