Returning to PASS Summit
In just a couple of weeks, the PASS Summit will return to Seattle, Washington. This one will be extra special, since it’s going to be the first in-person Summit...
2022-10-31
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Paid Flyway Advantages–Undo and Check
The Community edition of Flyway has some nice basic features, and it works well for many people. However, it requires you to do a lot of the heavy lifting...
2022-10-31
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T-SQL Tuesday #155 Round Up
It’s time to look back at the 155th blog party. I was the host this month, asking about Dynamic SQL. I got quite a few responses, which I’ve gone...
2022-11-01 (first published: 2022-10-31)
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Tales From The Field Weekly Wrap Up for the Week of 10-24-2022
Hello Dear Reader! This past week was an extremely fun time over at the Tales From The Field show! Fall is here, the leaves change and fall in Florida...
2022-10-31
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Weaponizing Query Store
I may have occasionally talked about the importance of Query Store, but today I want to emphasize just how much Microsoft is weaponizing query store. Of course, I don’t...
2022-10-31
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Daily Coping 31 Oct 2022
Today’s coping tip is to find a new perspective on a problem you face. I don’t face many big problems, but I do face lots of small ones on...
2022-10-31
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Improved data loads from Snowflake to Azure Synapse Analytics
My responsibilities revolve around providing the business with the data they need to make informed business decisions. One of those processes requires us to shift data from a Snowflake...
2022-11-11 (first published: 2022-10-30)
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What’s next: New beginnings!
I’m both excited and frankly relieved to say that I’ve found a new position. Starting Wed Nov 2nd I’ll be ... Continue reading
2022-10-28
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A Good Cause #SeattleSummitMoments
This is another memory of the PASS Summit, this one inspired by Argenis Fernandez, who wanted to raise money for Doctors Without Borders. I wrote a bit about the...
2022-10-28
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I Hope Someone Brings Back Game Night
A few years ago at the Summit, Andy Warren and I set up a Game night. We convinced the organizers to give us a room for a few hours...
2022-10-28
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Blogs
PostgreSQL Support in the Data API Builder
By Steve Jones
Next week I’m at VS Live in San Diego (register and join me) and...
Ten Years of PowerShell
Ten years ago today, I filmed a Pluralsight Play by Play on open source...
T-SQL Tuesday #202: 100 Hours
By Steve Jones
It’s time for T-SQL Tuesday again and this is a great prompt to start...
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