Actually, running less queries is possible. A lot of apps move to the cloud and are very chatty. We don't notice as much on a LAN/WAN with a local server,...

Also, this month's T-SQL Tuesday responses: https://twitter.com/hashtag/tsql2sday?src=hashtag_click

What...

Nothing offers insight into the true culture of an organization like their recruitment process. If the interviews are informal and friendly,  and the questions are relevant and thought provoking,...

Then why cater to the few?  I think that is the point a lot of...

exec xp_cmdshell('date /t')

Are you looking to encrypt the parquet file or just some data inside? meaning, do you trust everyone that might get the parquet file or only some?

If the former, then...

That is very cool. I might have to go price a 40-50" tv for my desk 🙂

sales@ or marketing@ might get better traction. We have someone monitoring the webmaster email, but not 100% sure they'd do much more than send the emails to me.

I believe this works. I haven't tested it, but this article appears to do what you want: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/synapse-analytics/sql/query-delta-lake-format

This service sends info back to Microsoft on product usage. If you have a licensed instance of SQL Server, you can disable.

https://www.sqlservercentral.com/blogs/disable-or-turn-off-sql-server-telemetry-service

I have been using a single 50" 4K Vizio TV I bought at Costco for $600 years ago (probably $300 now?). I find the 60 hertz refresh rate is...

I think it's a modern thing, especially for competitive companies in the tech world. I haven't ever had to prepare things, but testing and random questions haven't worked well, so...

Re: design. There are tons of people that would tell you a lot of white space and modern design is good. While you (and I) might prefer the old site,...

Re: design. There are tons of people that would tell you a lot of white space and modern design is good. While you (and I) might prefer the old site,...