SQL Server 2022 on Ubuntu 24.04 step by step
Microsoft does not yet support this edition of Ubuntu, but there are some workarounds to make it work. This should not be used for production usage and this blog is for educational/testing purposes only.
SQL Server 2025 Excitement
Today Steve wonders how many of you might be looking forward to SQL Server 2025 and consider it to be a major release.
Parent – Child Task Automation in Snowflake via Task Graph
This article explores how to use Snowflake’s task features to implement parent-child data workflows. We will walk through a real-world scenario in which a healthcare organization manages patient records using a sequence of tasks for data ingestion, transformation, enrichment, and reporting.
Greener Grass
Before I start the whining (whinging if you prefer), let me just say I have the greatest job in the world. I'm exceedingly lucky to have it. I'm grateful as can be. And someone else (looking at you Tim) can get it when they pry it from my dead cold fingers. With that out of […]
How to process images and analyze charts with AI
See how ChatGPT can get data from images and conduct analysis on the data.
Patching the Patch
If you have had to fix the thing you just fixed with a fix, you might enjoy today's editorial.
What are the Key DevOps Performance Metrics You Should Track?
Successful DevOps teams rely on data-driven decision-making to continuously improve software delivery and operational performance. Understanding the right DevOps performance metrics is crucial for identifying bottlenecks, improving efficiency, and maintaining high availability. Metrics provide insight into how well your team deploys software, how quickly issues are resolved, and how stable the production environment remains over time.
Can You Ask for a Raise?
Steve talks a bit about the choice to ask for a raise in the current climate.
Dimensional Modeling Case Study Part 3 - Dynamic Days Dimension
In this next installment of the date dimension series, learn how to create a table that supports different types of banding.
Stairway to Snowflake Level 1 - An Introduction to Snowflake
Get an overview of Snowflake in this level, one of the fastest growing data warehouse platforms in the world.
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Using Prompt AI for a Travel Data Analysis
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I was looking back at my year and decided to see if SQL Prompt...
Forums
Switch partition: NULL boundary id
I have table: t1 in schema1 with 19 billion records. I have another table...
Minimally Viable Security
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Encoding NULL
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Question of the Day
Encoding NULL
What is returned from this code in SQL Server 2025?
SELECT BASE64_ENCODE(NULL)See possible answers