Using AI for the First Draft
What is an AI LLM useful for? Steve thinks a first draft is not a bad way to look at your AI results.
WITspiration - Year 2
A new cohort of WITspiration is strating, the women in technology mentoring circle.
Bridging Snowflake and Azure Data Stack: A Step-by-Step Guide
This article shows how to access Snowflake information from Synapse Analytics.
DBCC CLONEDATABASE is Semi-Discontinued
Microsoft is no longer supporting some uses for DBCC CLONEDATABASE. Read a few of Steve's thoughts on the change.
Who’s Changing the Table? Answers and Discussion
Your challenge for this week was to find out who keeps mangling the contents of the AboutMe column in the Stack Overflow database.
On Being an "Expert"
I had the opportunity last week to present a session at DataSaturdays Stockholm. I can't say enough nice things about the event and the organizers. I presented on Query Store in SQL Server. In my mind, it's an entry-level to middle tier presentation. Most of the room was already working with Query Store, some quite […]
PostgreSQL UNION, INTERCEPT & EXCEPT Operator
Another article on how the SQL language works in PostgreSQL. This time we examine the UNION, INTERSECT, and EXCEPT operators.
SQL Bulk Insert Command Examples
Learn about the SQL Server BULK INSERT command and how to use it to import text data in a SQL Server database table.
Common Algorithm Concerns
Steve doesn't have a lot of concerns about AI models writing code and reusing algorithms, but others might not feel the same way.
Blogs
PlanTrace Now Supports PostgreSQL
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A New Word: the Kinder Surprise
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the kinder surprise – . the point in your early adolescence when you realize...
Crash-Consistent Snapshot Cloning - Hyper-V Edition
If you’ve been following my T-SQL Snapshot Backup series, most of what I’ve covered...
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Question of the Day
SSoL Support on the OS
On which Linux versions is SQL Server 2025 on Linux supported?
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