What is Azure Databricks?
Azure Databricks (documentation and user guide) was announced at Microsoft Connect, and with this post I’ll try to explain its use...
2017-11-20
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What is Azure Databricks?
Azure Databricks (documentation and user guide) was announced at Microsoft Connect, and with this post I’ll try to explain its use...
2017-11-28 (first published: 2017-11-20)
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Eliminating Hassles
It is easy for me to fall into the trap of the “who” versus the “what”. If we are not...
2017-11-30 (first published: 2017-11-20)
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Get That Profiler Feel in Extended Events
I know. You love Profiler. I hear you. You’re wrong, but that’s OK. Kidding… mostly.
Unfortunately though, I think a lot...
2017-11-29 (first published: 2017-11-20)
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Slowing Down Your Motor Mouth – Presentation Tips for Fast Talkers
Are you worried that you talk too fast when you give a speech, talk, or presentation? Is fear being a fast-talker one of the concerns that keeps you from...
2017-11-20
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Finally I am MCSA
I have recently obtained the certification Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate: SQL Server 2012/2014.
I began with this path almost 2 years...
2017-11-20
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Why shouldn’t I shrink my database data file?
A while back I did a post about why you shouldn’t shrink your data file. This one is going to...
2017-11-20
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SQL Server – DBCC CHECKTABLE
If you know about DBCC CHECKDB then most likely you will know about DBCC CHECKTABLE. Quite simply this command performs...
2017-11-20
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Configure an Azure AD Domain Services
Problem: I was working on getting a demo on how to setup Always On with SQL Server 2017 without the need of creating a windows cluster, I had my...
2017-11-20
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Long Live OLE DB!
Back in August of 2011, an announcement from Microsoft started a wave of angst among those who build and support...
2017-11-20
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Blogs
Car Update September 2026
By Steve Jones
Software is hard. While I love our Lucid Gravity, I realize that they are...
Microsoft Tools for Making Data AI-Ready
By James Serra
Making Data AI-Ready, Part 2 (This is the second article in a three-part series...
Local Models Using GPUs with Ollama
By Steve Jones
Can you use your GPUs when running a local model under Ollama? You can,...
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Checking the Error Log II
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