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Reitse Eskens @2meterdba.bsky.social · 4h

Parallels 😀. Sort of VM because afaik the rest doesn’t work on a mac.

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Dave Dustin @dustin.nz · 6h

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Rob Sewell He/Him @robsewell.com · 23h

Here we go. During #PSConfEU MiniCon we announced and opened #PSConfEU 2026 in Germany CFP

Speakers can submit their sessions at sessionize.com/psconfeu26
Share this URL on your official website, via social networks and directly to speakers you would like to see on your event.
#PowerShell #pwsh

PowerShell Conference Europe 2026: Call for Speakers

Welcome to the Call for Speakers Page for PowerShell Conference Europe 2026. This time it will be held in Wiesbaden, Germany. June 1-4, 2026 We are ...

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Monica Morehouse (Rathbun) @sqlespresso.bsky.social · 23h

WE NEED SPEAKERS!!! (but, not those speakers) The Hampton Roads (Virginia Beach) SQL Server User Group is looking for 2026 Speakers on data related topics. We meet the 3rd Wed of each month in person. Let me know if you are interested. #sqlfamily #mvpbuzz #azure

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Reitse Eskens @2meterdba.bsky.social · 7h

Try and see what happens when you open a query window to Connect the sidecar chat to your database.

Reitse Eskens @2meterdba.bsky.social · 7h

This is SO good. I can run SSMS on my MacBook again. It has the new Copilot experience. It has execution plans in a separate tab. Kudos to @erinstellato.bsky.social , Makena Barickman and the rest of the team working on SSMS. 🤗

Erin Stellato @erinstellato.bsky.social · 20h

🚨 It's another two-for-Tuesday over in the SSMS team!

Announcing the release of SSMS 22 Preview 3 and SSMS 21.6!

SSMS 22 Preview 3 includes:

- GitHub Copilot in SSMS

- ARM64 support for core SSMS scenarios

Start with Makena's post: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/sqlserv...

Enjoy! 👯‍♀️

Announcing the Release of SQL Server Management Studio 22 Preview 3 | Microsoft Community Hub

The SSMS team is delighted to announce the release of SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 22 Preview 3. This latest preview is chock full of exiting new...

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Reitse Eskens @2meterdba.bsky.social · 19h

Blog Alert!

SSMS 22 Preview 3 is out. Check it out with ARM64 and GitHub Copilot support.

#SSMS
#GitHub
#Copilot
#GitHubCopilot

Exploring SSMS 22 Preview 3: New GitHub Copilot Features

A few minutes ago, I came across a post on LinkedIn by Erin Stellato, highlighting the post from Makena Barickman on the release of SSMS 22, preview 3. If you've been following my blogs, you've read that I'm a keen follower of the latest editions of SSMS, especially now that Copilot is integrated. From very early previews to the current preview implementation of your own model in Azure OpenAI with Azure AI Foundry, I've tested them and driven them mad.

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Karen Lopez @datachick.bsky.social · 2d

#Space #Data

Karen Lopez

Independent Analyst | Senior Project Manager & Archi...

I've been looking through NASA open data to find datasets that would best help me demo vector embeddings and searches. I've created test data with Copilot that is workable, but I'm still looking for real data options.
These could be documents, images, or data files. Since this is for a demo, I'm especially interested in concepts that would be easy for a lay person to follow quickly and to understand why the embedding "worked".
Of course, I'm open to any dataset from other space agencies or even just interesting use cases.
Can you help?

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Reitse Eskens @2meterdba.bsky.social · 3d

And they think hanging lights, really big one made of cast iron or something alike, at 1m80 is a smart idea.
#headache

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Reitse Eskens @2meterdba.bsky.social · 3d

Why does a vertaling, German, hotel chain thinks it’s acceptable to offer this seating for breakfast?

#toooldforthisshit
#designshouldfollowfunction

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Hugo Kornelis @hugokornelis.bsky.social · 4d

New blog post! In which I announce that I once more offer a 50% Black Friday discount on all SQLServerFast Execution Plan Training Videos, valid through the entire month of November!

sqlserverfast.com/blog/hugo/20...

Black Friday 2025 - SQLServerFast

It’s October. Almost time for the annual Black Friday tradition, where companies prove how large their regular margins are by giving deep discounts to all their customers. Since the margin on my SQLSe...

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Reitse Eskens @2meterdba.bsky.social · 4d

a cartoon character with a box on his head says i see great improvement netflix

ALT: a cartoon character with a box on his head says i see great improvement netflix

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Reitse Eskens @2meterdba.bsky.social · 4d

The feeling when you type, auto-in-correct and add hashtags and links to events and organisers with some photo’s, only to have the LinkedIn app go “ok byeee”.

a man in a green shirt is holding a cup of coffee in his hand .

ALT: a man in a green shirt is holding a cup of coffee in his hand .

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Reitse Eskens @2meterdba.bsky.social · 4d

Wisdom, age.. you know the drill

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Reitse Eskens @2meterdba.bsky.social · 5d

Looking at the expression on his face, already questioning his decision 😉

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Reitse Eskens @2meterdba.bsky.social · 5d

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Reitse Eskens @2meterdba.bsky.social · 5d

Last session of the day! @vitalijalovesdata.bsky.social and Ioannis Philippides on Databricks and PowerBI. Unleash this beast!

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Reitse Eskens @2meterdba.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you, much appreciated!

Reitse Eskens @2meterdba.bsky.social · 5d

Congrats!

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Reitse Eskens @2meterdba.bsky.social · 5d

Mooaarrr CI/CD with Dylan Sing Rathore

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Reitse Eskens @2meterdba.bsky.social · 5d

Next session, @geekingthething.bsky.social and @sqlclause.no about running on your own metal or on someone elses metal (that cloud thingy)

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Reitse Eskens @2meterdba.bsky.social · 5d

Next session, @geekingthething.bsky.social and @sqlclause.no about running on your own metal or on someone elses metal (that cloud thingy)

Reitse Eskens @2meterdba.bsky.social · 5d

After not making a picture because Matthew Roche had me completere vexed in his session, Jo David did a fun, fast-paced session on Sabaton and something front-endy. I was there for the Sabaton content 😉

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Reitse Eskens @2meterdba.bsky.social · 5d

Up now, @robsewell.com on Git Commits

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Reitse Eskens @2meterdba.bsky.social · 5d

My session done, now done with community presenting for 2025!

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