These days, most people want their Azure Data Platforms to be deployed in a secure a network topology. As Data Engineers, we are often the ones that have the make this happ

Happy T-SQL Tuesday! It feels like it’s been a while since I was able to put one of these posts together. So thank you to Steve Jones for this month’s topic, which makes it really easy to write a post and join the party. Steve asked to talk about what we’re excited about with SQL Server 2025. When I look at this release, I feel like I’ve been more tuned into what’s coming out than any other.

These days, most people want their Azure Data Platforms to be deployed in a secure a network topology. As Data Engineers, we are often the ones that have the make this happ

These days, most people want their Azure Data Platforms to be deployed in a secure a network topology. As Data Engineers, we are often the ones that have the make this happ

These days, most people want their Azure Data Platforms to be deployed in a secure a network topology. As Data Engineers, we are often the ones that have the make this happ

Hello Data WIT – It feels like we’re in the home stretch of 2025. And November is going to be one of the busiest yet. Three major conferences across the US will be held in one week alone, and they … W...

Accelerated database recovery was introduced in SQL Server 2019 and provides fast recovery, instantaneous transaction rollback, and aggressive log truncation. A complete overview of how ADR achieve…

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...

Microsoft Fabric has been there for some time, and many have already explored or started exploring its capabilities. Pragati is a Data Platform MVP and has been working wi

Microsoft Fabric has been there for some time, and many have already explored or started exploring its capabilities. Pragati is a Data Platform MVP and has been working wi

Every Scooby-Doo adventure has its running gags. Shaggy and Scooby bolt from every ghost in sight, Velma’s always losing her glasses, and Scrappy jumps in yelling, “Let me at ‘em!” But in this episode, Scrappy’s favorite joke is about a villain he calls Jason. Of course, Jason isn’t really a monster at all—it’s JSON, the data type we’ve been wrangling inside SQL Server and pretty much everywhere else across our technology stacks.

Hello Women In Tech and allies! The year’s final quarter is just around the corner, and things are getting busy fast! We had a wonderful September meetup with Tiffany Portis. Her session, Leading as a...

Every Scooby-Doo mystery starts with a haunted house, a strange villain, and a trail of clues. With SQL Server 2025 now reaching its first Release Candidate (RC0), it feels just like stepping into that creepy old mansion—except this time the mystery isn’t about ghosts, it’s about uncovering the powerful new features that go way beyond AI hype. And trust me, the clues are worth following.

One thing I’ve always loved about the Scooby-Doo cartoon is that he never solved a mystery alone. Scooby and Shaggy could sniff out a clue between snacks, but it always took the rest of the Mystery Inc. gang to crack the mystery. Velma helped with her smarts, Fred with the traps, and Daphne with spotting the overlooked details—all of them used their skills to actually catch the villain.

Introversion is only an perspective on how one intakes the environment around them, we have placed a premium on our extroverted counterparts - how do you show strength in y

Introversion is only an perspective on how one intakes the environment around them, we have placed a premium on our extroverted counterparts - how do you show strength in y

Introversion is only an perspective on how one intakes the environment around them, we have placed a premium on our extroverted counterparts - how do you show strength in y

We released Copilot in SSMS (preview) with the General Availability of SSMS 21 in May of this year. For the uninitiated, the implementation requires creating...

Coming soon: an additional SSMS 21 release and the upcoming Preview of SSMS 22!

It's time for another video! This time, join me as I walk through Creating a SQL Server docker container using VS Code. As a bonus, I'll also show you how to create a PostgreSQL server in a docker container. Hope you find this helpful and let me know your thoughts!