Managing SQL Agent in Azure Data Studio
This article continues my series on ADS and examines the SQL Agent extension.
The Evolving DBA
Steve thinks the DBA job is evolving and we will always need people to manage data.
SQL Replication Error - the row was not found at the Subscriber when applying the replicated UPDATE command
Learn how to fix replication error the row was not found at the Subscriber when applying the replicated UPDATE command for Table with Primary Key(s).
Combining Silver Tables into a Model – Data Engineering with Fabric
This next article in the series creates objects at the gold layer for consumption by combining tables from the silver layer of the lake house.
Building a Culture of Data: The Technical Aspects
In the first part of this two-part series, I covered the mostly non-technical aspects of building a data culture. While the lion’s share of the work will be getting people to work together and embrace ever deeper use of data, as a reader of Simple-Talk, a lot of this transition will be technical.
Microsoft at the PASS Data Community Summit 2023
Microsoft will be presenting a number of sessions at the PASS Data Community Summit 2023. Read about their plans for the event and register to come if you can.
Crazy Interviews
Today Steve has a few thoughts about some of the nightmare interview processes tech workers are going through.
Using Machine Learning Pipeline Execution Activity in Azure Data Factory
This article shows how one can run a machine learning activity in an Azure Data Factory (ADF) pipeline.
Read Data Stored in a Lake Database using Azure Synapse Analytics
In this article, we look at how to read data stored in a lake database using Azure Synapse Analytics to help reduce overall Azure costs.
Blogs
Flyway Tips: AI Generating Migration Script Names
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The Book of Redgate: Get the right stuff done
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Runing tSQLt Tests with Claude
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Running tSQLt unit tests is great from Visual Studio but my development workflow...
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URL Safe or Not?
If I use BASE4_ENCODE() in SQL Server 2025, is the output URL Safe by default?
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