How to Deploy SQL Server on Kubernetes running on Windows
Learn how to deploy SQL Server on Kubernetes using Docker Desktop on Windows. Unlock powerful capabilities for your database.
Why even the best teams struggle with cloud migrations
Grant Fritchey explains the concept of ‘unknown unknowns’, points out what to watch out for in a cloud migration, and offers proven strategies to help your migration go as smooth as possible.
Midjourney, Healthcare?
Certain announcements in AI tell you more about where an industry is heading than any earnings call or research paper ever could, and Midjourney just made one. The company that spent the last few years as the most recognizable name in image generation, the one whose pictures flooded everyone's feeds and defined what people saw […]
Changes, Happiness, and a Few Tears
Change is unavoidable and always affects us. We can be both happy and sad about it as we move forward. A tribute today to Annabel, who retired from Redgate Software this week.
You Probably Don't Need a Vector Database
Introduction Conversations about RAG almost always start with a vector database. This article suggests you dig deeper before implementing one.
The LLM layer you’re probably missing (LLM gateway pattern explained)
The LLM gateway pattern is a thin service layer that sits between your app and large language model (LLM) providers, centralizing every AI call through a single entry point. It gives you immediate control over routing, logging, retries, fallbacks, and cost tracking – preventing the chaos of scattered integrations, unclear billing, and provider lock-in as your system scales. Learn all you need to know about the LLM gateway pattern in this article.
Follow Your Hunch
One of the positives of AI is that you can try things on which you might not otherwise have time to experiment.
What Happens When You Ask a Local AI to Query Your Database?
Learn how you can run a simple LLM on your own machine with Python.
Your Database Just Hit One Terabyte: Now What?
You were minding your own business, and all of a sudden it happened.
Calculating the Harmonic Mean in Power BI
Learn how you can add a harmonic mean calculation in Power BI.
Blogs
Don’t Fear the Technology
By Brian Kelley
The concern that a particular technology is going to destroy the world seems to...
Creating a Custom SQL Server Security Checklist Using the DoD STIG
The STIG is detailed, which is a good thing, but I found myself wanting...
Creating a Local Model Chatbot on Windows
By Steve Jones
After my session at VSLive last week, I had a few questions from the...
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If I run the REGEXP_LIKE() function, does it match values in a case-sensitive fashion, or a case-insensitive fashion by default.
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