Introduction. Why AI Readiness Starts in the Database You probably don’t need machine learning today. Most organizations don’t. You already have reporting dashboards, operational workflows, and business intelligence that work just fine without neural networks or predictive models. That’s not a failure. It’s normal. The problem doesn’t show up immediately. It shows up a few […]
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As Steve uses AI more, it seems determinism isn't something you get out of many LLMs.
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Adding non-core database features to a system can expand its capabilities, but it can also be an expensive use of your hardware and software licenses.
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This seems like the appropriate first BrentOzar.com blog post in the year 2026, eh?
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GenAI technology is going to change coding, but there is still a lot of work available for humans.
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When I was at the Small Data 2025 conference, one of the speakers was talking about their work with AI technologies. This person uses it a lot in their day job, often to complete tasks that they would have struggled to work on in the past, mostly because of time constraints, but also a lack […]
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Learn how we can search text values in SQL Server 2025 using the new AI capabilities.
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See how Claude Code helped load a lot of messy data into a database for less than $5.
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On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
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