I hope  no one intends this to be a section of production code, but I'll add a note to the explanation.

Where in automotive? I know the AI for engine "twins" in planes is working well. I think some of the new drone/inspection stuff works well.

Marketing. Maybe. It likely has improved...

No live baseball, but debates continue: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29105966/is-astros-title-tarnished-jeter-overrated-settle-biggest-debate-all-30-teams

1. Bautista
2. didn't see most of these, though Morris was amazing. The one that sticks out for me is the Johnson/schilling combo to...

Mine is in an infant stage, so you're way ahead, Stewart.

As I jump between R, Python, PoSh, C#, I have to keep checking myself.

*head in hands*

You can, but this requires code changes. You need to open keys, encrypt/decrypt data, and then run your code.

Glad you enjoyed it

I agree, but I personally don't like multi character aliases.  For me, they clutter the code and make it less readable.  I like to name them a,b,c,d... and that...

The more articles the better. I wasn't sure ADF was better, but I'm coming around to this view. We've got one coming tomorrow on basics, but it would be good...

Absolutely. The more specific examples, the more people learn to avoid the pattern

And keep 2 full backups.

My recommendation is that you don't do this yourself and use Ola's script: https://www.sqlservercentral.com/scripts/sql-server-backup-integrity-check-index-and-statistics-maintenance

The user can get their QDS properties in SSMS and there is a "script" button at the top.

Grant has a couple books. I think one is on Kindle Unlimited if...

Good thoughts from Anthony.

If you are not rewriting the app at all, use a VM. You can get more predictable performance, reserve capacity over time for less $$, and do...

The cursor won't help. This will spread the update over time, at the expense of slower commit times for the client, which just moves the problem. Might cause an unresponsive...