Reitse Eskens
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MVP | MCT | Azure | Fabric | SQL Server | Photography | Learning | Teaching | Blogging | PowerShell | Speaker | He/Him | Mostly harmless
Next up, the excellent @tracisewell.com talking about #burnout and #mentalhealth at the #DataCommunityDayAustria
January 23, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Next up, the excellent @tracisewell.com talking about #burnout and #mentalhealth at the #DataCommunityDayAustria
Damir Matesic sharing cool stuff around JSON and #sqlserver at the #DataCommunityAustriaDay
January 23, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Damir Matesic sharing cool stuff around JSON and #sqlserver at the #DataCommunityAustriaDay
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SQL Server database administrators: if you're curious about what it's like to deal with database corruption, a well-known corruption expert in our field just put out a very affordable training course on it: stedmans-sql-school.teachable.com/p/corruption
Preparing for Corruption on SQL Server
How to prepare your SQL Server to reduce the impact of corruption.
stedmans-sql-school.teachable.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:05 PM
SQL Server database administrators: if you're curious about what it's like to deal with database corruption, a well-known corruption expert in our field just put out a very affordable training course on it: stedmans-sql-school.teachable.com/p/corruption
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Feels like -15 degrees C
January 11, 2026 at 8:23 AM
Feels like -15 degrees C
When you've spent around 500 euro's and 3 days on testing different (Azure) SQL databases and Powershell decided to output everything in Chinese/Japanese characters...
a young boy in a blue shirt is talking to a woman in a parking lot while holding a microphone .
ALT: a young boy in a blue shirt is talking to a woman in a parking lot while holding a microphone .
media.tenor.com
January 10, 2026 at 2:04 PM
When you've spent around 500 euro's and 3 days on testing different (Azure) SQL databases and Powershell decided to output everything in Chinese/Japanese characters...
Doing some load testing stuff again. Let's see if, when, and how I can break it this time. Without any doubt, with me doing silly things, of course!
January 7, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Doing some load testing stuff again. Let's see if, when, and how I can break it this time. Without any doubt, with me doing silly things, of course!
Unpopular opinion: any programming language where indentation has a meaning is fundamentally flawed.
January 4, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Unpopular opinion: any programming language where indentation has a meaning is fundamentally flawed.
Went out into the garden, took some pictures. Felt good to create something and get the creative streams flowing again.
January 4, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Went out into the garden, took some pictures. Felt good to create something and get the creative streams flowing again.
No boasting on job accomplishments, no celebrating how amazing the year was. It may have been, but the ending nearly broke me. After more than a week off, the body battery won't go over 85. The year is over, we get a new calendar and let's move on.
December 31, 2025 at 7:52 PM
No boasting on job accomplishments, no celebrating how amazing the year was. It may have been, but the ending nearly broke me. After more than a week off, the body battery won't go over 85. The year is over, we get a new calendar and let's move on.
December 27, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Another tradition, timekeeping at the Olympic Qualifying Event in Thialf, Heerenveen. A lot of tech and innovation. Fun to do and best seats in the house.
December 26, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Another tradition, timekeeping at the Olympic Qualifying Event in Thialf, Heerenveen. A lot of tech and innovation. Fun to do and best seats in the house.
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✨ Double the Brains. Half the Cost✨
#FabConEurope 2 for 1 Sale is back on Jan 21st. Register your interest today ⬇️
https://www.sharepointeurope.com/european-microsoft-fabric-community-conference-tickets/
#FabConEurope 2 for 1 Sale is back on Jan 21st. Register your interest today ⬇️
https://www.sharepointeurope.com/european-microsoft-fabric-community-conference-tickets/
December 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
✨ Double the Brains. Half the Cost✨
#FabConEurope 2 for 1 Sale is back on Jan 21st. Register your interest today ⬇️
https://www.sharepointeurope.com/european-microsoft-fabric-community-conference-tickets/
#FabConEurope 2 for 1 Sale is back on Jan 21st. Register your interest today ⬇️
https://www.sharepointeurope.com/european-microsoft-fabric-community-conference-tickets/
December 26, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Ended the working year with working on a very cool demo including C# code, realtime intelligence, Maps and MCP. A lot of new stuff that made happy to try and work with.
December 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Ended the working year with working on a very cool demo including C# code, realtime intelligence, Maps and MCP. A lot of new stuff that made happy to try and work with.
16 hours to go to my holiday. The last eight are looking great, building a brand-new demo with some (for me) new moving parts in Fabric and in Azure. And writing code :).
December 17, 2025 at 7:13 PM
16 hours to go to my holiday. The last eight are looking great, building a brand-new demo with some (for me) new moving parts in Fabric and in Azure. And writing code :).
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You want to learn about #SQLServer #partitioning, but don't have the attention span for an entire conference talk. Join me tomorrow, December 18, 19:00 CET (1 p.m. ET) for a retro-themed speedrun.
Bring coffee, there won't be time to wait for stragglers.
www.meetup.com/groningen-mi...
Bring coffee, there won't be time to wait for stragglers.
www.meetup.com/groningen-mi...
December 17, 2025 at 8:25 AM
You want to learn about #SQLServer #partitioning, but don't have the attention span for an entire conference talk. Join me tomorrow, December 18, 19:00 CET (1 p.m. ET) for a retro-themed speedrun.
Bring coffee, there won't be time to wait for stragglers.
www.meetup.com/groningen-mi...
Bring coffee, there won't be time to wait for stragglers.
www.meetup.com/groningen-mi...
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Just LOOK at this awesome marketing email I got from our FabCon/SQLCon team today. Tech Conferences is KILLIN IT.
The agenda went live today. Congrats to ALL the speakers that were selected. Check it out aka.ms/fabcon-agenda Register today!
#FabCon #SQLCon #SQLServer #MicrosoftFabric #PowerBI
The agenda went live today. Congrats to ALL the speakers that were selected. Check it out aka.ms/fabcon-agenda Register today!
#FabCon #SQLCon #SQLServer #MicrosoftFabric #PowerBI
December 17, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Just LOOK at this awesome marketing email I got from our FabCon/SQLCon team today. Tech Conferences is KILLIN IT.
The agenda went live today. Congrats to ALL the speakers that were selected. Check it out aka.ms/fabcon-agenda Register today!
#FabCon #SQLCon #SQLServer #MicrosoftFabric #PowerBI
The agenda went live today. Congrats to ALL the speakers that were selected. Check it out aka.ms/fabcon-agenda Register today!
#FabCon #SQLCon #SQLServer #MicrosoftFabric #PowerBI
Call for Speakers for Data Saturday Stockholm 2026 is open on Sessionize, and I've just submitted three sessions! sessionize.com/data-saturda...
Data Saturday Stockholm 2026: Call for Speakers
Data Saturday Stockholm is a free, community-led one-day conference on the Microsoft Data Platform. We'll bring local and international speakers to a ...
sessionize.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Call for Speakers for Data Saturday Stockholm 2026 is open on Sessionize, and I've just submitted three sessions! sessionize.com/data-saturda...
The feeling when you write a few things down to a to-do list and feel like a weight is lifted from your shoulders.
I may need the coming three weeks off more than I care to admit.
I may need the coming three weeks off more than I care to admit.
December 15, 2025 at 2:20 PM
The feeling when you write a few things down to a to-do list and feel like a weight is lifted from your shoulders.
I may need the coming three weeks off more than I care to admit.
I may need the coming three weeks off more than I care to admit.
Is it just me or is it weird that all apps are giving me overviews of this year when the year hasn’t ended. Almost like december doesn’t count anymore?
December 13, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Is it just me or is it weird that all apps are giving me overviews of this year when the year hasn’t ended. Almost like december doesn’t count anymore?
Excellent conference in a lovely city with great people. What more could you wish for!
Submit your crazy ideas for Data Saturday Stockholm on May 30th.
it's the most beautiful time of year to go to the capital of Scandinavia, and It'll be worth your while.
it's the most beautiful time of year to go to the capital of Scandinavia, and It'll be worth your while.
December 11, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Excellent conference in a lovely city with great people. What more could you wish for!
Open social media
December 9, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Open social media
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"...the sheer number of machines still running Windows 10 could turn into a cybersecurity time bomb..."
futurism.com/artificial-i...
So no more security updates...or AI and Recall. Tough call.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
So no more security updates...or AI and Recall. Tough call.
Vast Number of Windows Users Refusing to Upgrade After Microsoft's Embrace of AI Slop
Huge numbers of Windows users are refusing to upgrade to Windows 11 -- and many of them are citing its AI features as the reason why.
futurism.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:26 AM
"...the sheer number of machines still running Windows 10 could turn into a cybersecurity time bomb..."
futurism.com/artificial-i...
So no more security updates...or AI and Recall. Tough call.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
So no more security updates...or AI and Recall. Tough call.
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Please don't let the fear of not doing something well stop you from trying it for the first time. Write a messy story. Paint a crappy flower. Whittle the worst wooden bear of all time.
The best gift you can give yourself is to have fun and grow.
The best gift you can give yourself is to have fun and grow.
December 1, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Please don't let the fear of not doing something well stop you from trying it for the first time. Write a messy story. Paint a crappy flower. Whittle the worst wooden bear of all time.
The best gift you can give yourself is to have fun and grow.
The best gift you can give yourself is to have fun and grow.