Microsoft recently held the 2020 Ignite conference. Just like in previous years, there were many announcements introducing new services and expanded capabilities of existing ones, especially in Azure. Ahead of Ignite, I was asked to take a test drive of one of the new features, Azure Resource Mover (in preview). It’s easy to move a […]
2020-10-03
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I'm learning how to be a net controller for a high frequency (HF) radio network. Nets are a fun way to make lots of contacts quickly. Taking part in a net is simple. You check in with the net control and then you can answer calls or make calls (different nets have different rules). It's […]
2020-09-26
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This month's T-SQL Tuesday had lots of posts that look at automation from the DBA perspective, rather than the software developer.
2020-09-12
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Over the years when I changed careers and then advanced in IT, many people helped me learn or provided opportunities. Some of these people gave specific in-person help, like my brothers who taught me programming logic and database normalization before I ever thought about working in technology. Others assisted from a distance when I read […]
2020-09-05
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This week Grant notes that we need to work on our learning skills, especially as the world continues to drive forward.
2020-08-29
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2020-08-15
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For those of you who haven’t heard of it, MVP stands for Most Valuable Professional. Microsoft gives this award to people in the community – not employees – who help teach the community at large about their products. The award can be given in one or more of the categories such as Data Platform, AI, […]
2020-08-08
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2020-08-01
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2020-07-25
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There are plenty of experts that look to teach you about query tuning and the internals of query execution in SQL Server.
2020-07-18
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