Today Steve Jones looks forward to the next version of SQL Server, with his curiosity to see if you feel the same way.

Getting Started with Azure SQL Data Warehouse - Part 3

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Database Journal

Microsoft Fabric (Azure Synapse, Data Engineering, etc.)

Microsoft introduced Azure SQL Data Warehouse, a new enterprise-class, elastic petabyte-scale, data warehouse service that can scale according to organizational demands in just few minutes. In this article, Arshad Ali discusses the different types of tables you can create in SQL Data Warehouse, how they impact performance and the best practices around them.

SQL Server on Linux is Just SQL Server

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral.com

Editorial

Steve Jones looks at SQL Server on Linux and how this may differ from what most of us have worked with in the past.

Doing Fuzzy Searches in SQL Server

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SimpleTalk

A series of arguments with developers who insist that fuzzy searches or spell-checking be done within the application rather then a relational database inspired Phil Factor to show how it is done. When the database must find relevant material from search terms entered by users, the database must learn to expect, and deal with, both expected and unexpected.

Becoming a Data Scientist

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral.com

Editorial

The path to becoming a data scientist isn't simple or easy, but it might be for you.

How to setup a tabular data model in SSAS Azure

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MSSQLTips.com

Azure

Microsoft announced the availability of SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) on Azure late last year. Siddharth Mehta walks through how to quickly set up a tabular data model in SSAS Azure.