My 2024 in Data: Music
This is my last week of the year working (I guess I come back on the 30th for a minute), so I decided to do some analysis of my...
2024-12-20
32 reads
A New Word: Suente
suente– n. the state of being so familiar with someone that you can be in a room with them without thinking, without holding anything back, or without having to...
2024-12-20
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Side Projects
Anyone (everyone?) who has ever tried to learn a programming language knows that to really learn, you need a project. I’m a DBA by trade and as such…haven’t really...
2025-01-06 (first published: 2024-12-20)
383 reads
My 2024 in Data: Health and Workouts
This is my last week of the year working (I guess I come back on the 30th for a minute), so I decided to do some analysis of my...
2024-12-19
16 reads
My 2024 in Data: Reading
This is my last week of the year working (I guess I come back on the 30th for a minute), so I decided to do some analysis of my...
2024-12-18
37 reads
Book Review – Agile Data Warehouse Design
I recently read the book Agile Data Warehouse Design – Collaborative Dimensional Modeling, from Whiteboard to Star Schema (quite the title) by Lawrence Corr and Jim Stagnitto. The book...
2024-12-30 (first published: 2024-12-18)
1,195 reads
My 2024 in Data: Speaking
This is my last week of the year working (I guess I come back on the 30th for a minute), so I decided to do some analysis of my...
2024-12-17
32 reads
Top 5 Advanced SQL Courses for 2025 (Must-Know)
Want to seriously boost your data skills? Mastering advanced SQL is the key, whether you're in data analysis, data science, or any field that uses data. Trust me, it's...
2024-12-17
75 reads
My 2024 in Data: Travels
This is my last week of the year working (I guess I come back on the 30th for a minute), so I decided to do some analysis of my...
2024-12-16
16 reads
Data Strategy Checklist for 2025
The post Data Strategy Checklist for 2025 appeared first on Joyful Craftsmen.
2024-12-20 (first published: 2024-12-16)
405 reads
Blogs
Microsoft announces new cybersecurity AI multi-model
By Brian Kelley
Yesterday, July 27, 2026, Microsoft announced a new cybersecurity effort called Project Perception. Included...
Getting the SQL Server MCP Server Running
By Steve Jones
If you’ve wanted a SQL Server MCP server for your databases, it’s available. The...
Introducing azsql-migration-test: Test and Validate Azure SQL Database Migrations
Introducing azsql-migration-test, a small open-source CLI that validates your Azure SQL Database migrations against...
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