Reitse Eskens
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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.
Blog alert!
This time on orchestrating your ETL/ELT loads.
Also contains hints of parameterisation.
#MicrosoftFabric
#DP700
#ETL
#ELT
This time on orchestrating your ETL/ELT loads.
Also contains hints of parameterisation.
#MicrosoftFabric
#DP700
#ETL
#ELT
DP-700 training: Orchestration
"tap tap tap". Your attention please, we're going to orchestrate our ETL/ELT process! Yes, it's time to unleash your inner Herbert von Karajan and make sure your BI orchestra performs at its best. Why? Well, unless you enjoy waking up every night to start your Extract-Transform-Load (ETL) process and manually running each process to do some work, it's a smart move to automate this.
sqlreitse.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Blog alert!
This time on orchestrating your ETL/ELT loads.
Also contains hints of parameterisation.
#MicrosoftFabric
#DP700
#ETL
#ELT
This time on orchestrating your ETL/ELT loads.
Also contains hints of parameterisation.
#MicrosoftFabric
#DP700
#ETL
#ELT
Ignite is really heavily focussing on Agents and AI. I'm not necessarily against it (I've done a bit of work with SSMS Copilot for instance), but to put so much focus on it does distract a bit from the regular tools a very large portion of people work with on a daily basis. #msignite
November 18, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Ignite is really heavily focussing on Agents and AI. I'm not necessarily against it (I've done a bit of work with SSMS Copilot for instance), but to put so much focus on it does distract a bit from the regular tools a very large portion of people work with on a daily basis. #msignite
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Did you know you can use your #GitHub Developer #Copilot license in #SSMS 22?!? Dive into it with a demo on Lock & Blocking on SQL Server & #Fabric SQL Database #FabSQL
Link: youtu.be/98EXnKfBabE
@joshluedeman.com @sqlballs.com @dbabulldog.bsky.social @bradleyschacht.com @neerajny.bsky.social
Link: youtu.be/98EXnKfBabE
@joshluedeman.com @sqlballs.com @dbabulldog.bsky.social @bradleyschacht.com @neerajny.bsky.social
GitHub Developer Copilot in SQL Server Management Studio 22!
YouTube video by Tales From The Field
youtu.be
November 18, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Did you know you can use your #GitHub Developer #Copilot license in #SSMS 22?!? Dive into it with a demo on Lock & Blocking on SQL Server & #Fabric SQL Database #FabSQL
Link: youtu.be/98EXnKfBabE
@joshluedeman.com @sqlballs.com @dbabulldog.bsky.social @bradleyschacht.com @neerajny.bsky.social
Link: youtu.be/98EXnKfBabE
@joshluedeman.com @sqlballs.com @dbabulldog.bsky.social @bradleyschacht.com @neerajny.bsky.social
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@microsoft.com just announced that they are the number 1 AI provider in the world.
They also announced a full partnership with @anthropic.com to enable access to #Claude on MS Foundry
They also announced a full partnership with @anthropic.com to enable access to #Claude on MS Foundry
November 18, 2025 at 6:03 PM
@microsoft.com just announced that they are the number 1 AI provider in the world.
They also announced a full partnership with @anthropic.com to enable access to #Claude on MS Foundry
They also announced a full partnership with @anthropic.com to enable access to #Claude on MS Foundry
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Excited for the GA release of #SQLServer2025. I feel like there's going to be a lot of hidden gems beyond the ones we already knew about. Make sure to bookmark all the blogs & are ready for the firehose of info, especially if you haven't been keeping up.
techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/SQLServ...
techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/SQLServ...
SQL Server 2025 is Now Generally Available | Microsoft Community Hub
Today at Ignite, we announce the general availability of SQL Server 2025. This marks the latest milestone in the more than 30-year history of SQL Server. It...
techcommunity.microsoft.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Excited for the GA release of #SQLServer2025. I feel like there's going to be a lot of hidden gems beyond the ones we already knew about. Make sure to bookmark all the blogs & are ready for the firehose of info, especially if you haven't been keeping up.
techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/SQLServ...
techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/SQLServ...
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SQL Server 2025 is now GA. You can read about it in my @redmondit.bsky.social column here:
redmondmag.com/articles/202...
Licensing is the same as it was before, just lots of neat stuff. (Hint do a control+F on "standard") #Sqlserver2025 #msignite #azuresql
redmondmag.com/articles/202...
Licensing is the same as it was before, just lots of neat stuff. (Hint do a control+F on "standard") #Sqlserver2025 #msignite #azuresql
Microsoft Ignite 2025: SQL Server 2025 Is Here -- Redmondmag.com
With the official release of Microsoft's latest database offering, let's see what was improved and what still needs some work.
redmondmag.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:51 PM
SQL Server 2025 is now GA. You can read about it in my @redmondit.bsky.social column here:
redmondmag.com/articles/202...
Licensing is the same as it was before, just lots of neat stuff. (Hint do a control+F on "standard") #Sqlserver2025 #msignite #azuresql
redmondmag.com/articles/202...
Licensing is the same as it was before, just lots of neat stuff. (Hint do a control+F on "standard") #Sqlserver2025 #msignite #azuresql
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SQL Server 2025 GAs Today voiceofthedba.com/2025/11/18/s...
November 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
SQL Server 2025 GAs Today voiceofthedba.com/2025/11/18/s...
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🎉 SQL Database in Microsoft Fabric is now Generally Available! 🎉
The preview icon has disappeared in my Fabric tenant. It’s official! Build modern OLTP apps with this SaaS database.
👉 Book of News: aka.ms/book-of-news
#MicrosoftFabric #SQL #SQLDatabaseInFabric #AI #MSIgnite
The preview icon has disappeared in my Fabric tenant. It’s official! Build modern OLTP apps with this SaaS database.
👉 Book of News: aka.ms/book-of-news
#MicrosoftFabric #SQL #SQLDatabaseInFabric #AI #MSIgnite
November 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM
🎉 SQL Database in Microsoft Fabric is now Generally Available! 🎉
The preview icon has disappeared in my Fabric tenant. It’s official! Build modern OLTP apps with this SaaS database.
👉 Book of News: aka.ms/book-of-news
#MicrosoftFabric #SQL #SQLDatabaseInFabric #AI #MSIgnite
The preview icon has disappeared in my Fabric tenant. It’s official! Build modern OLTP apps with this SaaS database.
👉 Book of News: aka.ms/book-of-news
#MicrosoftFabric #SQL #SQLDatabaseInFabric #AI #MSIgnite
Blog alert!
My SQL Server highlights from the Ignite!
#MicrosoftIgnite
#Ignite2025
#sqlserver
#sqlserver2025
#MicrosoftFabric
#DBA
#ssms
#copilot
#github
My SQL Server highlights from the Ignite!
#MicrosoftIgnite
#Ignite2025
#sqlserver
#sqlserver2025
#MicrosoftFabric
#DBA
#ssms
#copilot
#github
Ignite announced SQL Server 2025 and Fabric SQL GA
I'm guessing you've seen posts, blogs and social media activity in the last year on both Fabric SQL databases and rumours around SQL Server 2025. Today, Microsoft announced that both of these are Generally Available (GA). This means it's now fully supported by Microsoft. You can read all about this, and more, in the Ignite 2025 Book of News!
sqlreitse.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Blog alert!
My SQL Server highlights from the Ignite!
#MicrosoftIgnite
#Ignite2025
#sqlserver
#sqlserver2025
#MicrosoftFabric
#DBA
#ssms
#copilot
#github
My SQL Server highlights from the Ignite!
#MicrosoftIgnite
#Ignite2025
#sqlserver
#sqlserver2025
#MicrosoftFabric
#DBA
#ssms
#copilot
#github
Blog Alert!
This time on hands-on experiences with OneLake Security in Fabric
#MicrosoftFabric
#OneLake
#Security
#Lakehouse
This time on hands-on experiences with OneLake Security in Fabric
#MicrosoftFabric
#OneLake
#Security
#Lakehouse
Microsoft Fabric Lakehouse OneLake security, some experiences
Today was a very interesting day at a customer's site, where I had some trouble determining why the OneLake security wasn't functioning as I expected. Spoiler alert: a part was me, and a part had to do with setting up my testing account. Setup The reason I got myself into this little pickle was quite simple. The customer wanted to see a demo of OneLake Security's capabilities and setup in their own environment.
sqlreitse.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Blog Alert!
This time on hands-on experiences with OneLake Security in Fabric
#MicrosoftFabric
#OneLake
#Security
#Lakehouse
This time on hands-on experiences with OneLake Security in Fabric
#MicrosoftFabric
#OneLake
#Security
#Lakehouse
One thing I love about the Visual Studio installer are the hints that pop up when there are updates, or new releases. Small things that matter :)
#visualstudio
#ssms
#visualstudio
#ssms
November 12, 2025 at 9:52 AM
One thing I love about the Visual Studio installer are the hints that pop up when there are updates, or new releases. Small things that matter :)
#visualstudio
#ssms
#visualstudio
#ssms
Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio 22 has gone into GA!
This is a bit earlier then expected, but also a sign of the amazing work the team lead by @erinstellato.bsky.social Makena Barickman are doing. Go check it out!
techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/sqlserv...
This is a bit earlier then expected, but also a sign of the amazing work the team lead by @erinstellato.bsky.social Makena Barickman are doing. Go check it out!
techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/sqlserv...
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 22 is now Generally Available (GA) | Microsoft Community Hub
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 22 GA is now available
The SSMS team is thrilled to announce the general availability release of SQL Server Management...
techcommunity.microsoft.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio 22 has gone into GA!
This is a bit earlier then expected, but also a sign of the amazing work the team lead by @erinstellato.bsky.social Makena Barickman are doing. Go check it out!
techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/sqlserv...
This is a bit earlier then expected, but also a sign of the amazing work the team lead by @erinstellato.bsky.social Makena Barickman are doing. Go check it out!
techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/sqlserv...
Really happy to see that SQL is getting it's own conference. Joined with FabCon, now there's SQLCon!
Read more here: sqlcon.us
#FabCon
#SqlCon
#MicrosoftFabric
#SqlServer
#MVPBuzz
Read more here: sqlcon.us
#FabCon
#SqlCon
#MicrosoftFabric
#SqlServer
#MVPBuzz
SQLCON - Microsoft SQL Community Conference - SQLCON
Join us at SQLCON - a Microsoft SQL Community Conference for cutting-edge insights in SQL Server, Azure SQL, SQL in Fabric, SQL Tools, PostgreSQL, CosmosDB, optimization, performance, database securit...
sqlcon.us
November 3, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Really happy to see that SQL is getting it's own conference. Joined with FabCon, now there's SQLCon!
Read more here: sqlcon.us
#FabCon
#SqlCon
#MicrosoftFabric
#SqlServer
#MVPBuzz
Read more here: sqlcon.us
#FabCon
#SqlCon
#MicrosoftFabric
#SqlServer
#MVPBuzz
Call for Speakers for Stockholm SQL 2025-2026 is open on Sessionize and I've just submitted a session! sessionize.com/stockholm-sq...
Stockholm SQL 2025-2026: Call for Speakers
Welcome to the Stockholm SQL Meetup! This group is for anyone with an interest in SQL Server and Azure Sql, whether you're a beginner looking to learn...
sessionize.com
October 20, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Call for Speakers for Stockholm SQL 2025-2026 is open on Sessionize and I've just submitted a session! sessionize.com/stockholm-sq...
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Want to present at our new Stockholm SQL usergroup? We're doing in-person sessions about once per month.
If you can't make any of those specific dates, reach out to @transmokopter.bsky.social or me, and we'll work something out for you!
If you can't make any of those specific dates, reach out to @transmokopter.bsky.social or me, and we'll work something out for you!
Call for speakers: Stockholm SQL 2025-2026 - https://us7.campaign-archive.com/?u=b8db1e2ab2a0ee1aa69c8bb27&id=12aea8068e
October 20, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Want to present at our new Stockholm SQL usergroup? We're doing in-person sessions about once per month.
If you can't make any of those specific dates, reach out to @transmokopter.bsky.social or me, and we'll work something out for you!
If you can't make any of those specific dates, reach out to @transmokopter.bsky.social or me, and we'll work something out for you!
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New blog post:
SSMS 22 Preview 3 comes with some promissing features and improvements.
And the startup speed has finally been noticeably improved
#sqlserver #sqldba #microsoftsqlserver #mssqlserver #mssql #mssqldba #sql
vladdba.com/2025/10/16/s...
SSMS 22 Preview 3 comes with some promissing features and improvements.
And the startup speed has finally been noticeably improved
#sqlserver #sqldba #microsoftsqlserver #mssqlserver #mssql #mssqldba #sql
vladdba.com/2025/10/16/s...
SQL Server Management Studio 22 Preview 3 - first impressions
SQL Server Management Studio 22 Preview 3 was released 2 days ago, so I took it out for a spin and here are my first impressions so far.
vladdba.com
October 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
New blog post:
SSMS 22 Preview 3 comes with some promissing features and improvements.
And the startup speed has finally been noticeably improved
#sqlserver #sqldba #microsoftsqlserver #mssqlserver #mssql #mssqldba #sql
vladdba.com/2025/10/16/s...
SSMS 22 Preview 3 comes with some promissing features and improvements.
And the startup speed has finally been noticeably improved
#sqlserver #sqldba #microsoftsqlserver #mssqlserver #mssql #mssqldba #sql
vladdba.com/2025/10/16/s...
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In this article I examine the outage, what went wrong, what your other options are for high availability for Front Door, and finally what you can learn from this outage. #Azure #Cloud #AzureNetworking #Outage #FrontDoorOutage redmondmag.com/articles/202...
Back-to-Back Azure Portal Outages Expose Front Door Weaknesses -- Redmondmag.com
Two cascading disruptions tied to Azure Front Door updates left global users unable to access the Azure Portal, offering a case study in how cloud complexity and outdated APIs can turn maintenance int...
redmondmag.com
October 17, 2025 at 6:33 PM
In this article I examine the outage, what went wrong, what your other options are for high availability for Front Door, and finally what you can learn from this outage. #Azure #Cloud #AzureNetworking #Outage #FrontDoorOutage redmondmag.com/articles/202...
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I’m way too happy about my PowerShell experience today. Writing code to create the basic workspaces, lakehouses, pipelines and metadata database using the Fabric API endpoints.
#Powershell
#MicrosoftFabric
#Powershell
#MicrosoftFabric
October 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I’m way too happy about my PowerShell experience today. Writing code to create the basic workspaces, lakehouses, pipelines and metadata database using the Fabric API endpoints.
#Powershell
#MicrosoftFabric
#Powershell
#MicrosoftFabric
A very cool Meetup tonight with sessions on extracting data from Strava into an ETL and reporting solution followed by a brand new!! Speaker on migrating from Qlik to Fabric.
Thank you GetThere for hosting!
#Meetup
#databricks
#PowerBI
#MicrosoftFabric
#Qlik
Thank you GetThere for hosting!
#Meetup
#databricks
#PowerBI
#MicrosoftFabric
#Qlik
October 15, 2025 at 4:44 PM
A very cool Meetup tonight with sessions on extracting data from Strava into an ETL and reporting solution followed by a brand new!! Speaker on migrating from Qlik to Fabric.
Thank you GetThere for hosting!
#Meetup
#databricks
#PowerBI
#MicrosoftFabric
#Qlik
Thank you GetThere for hosting!
#Meetup
#databricks
#PowerBI
#MicrosoftFabric
#Qlik
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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
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 ...
sessionize.com
October 14, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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
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
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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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October 14, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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