Deborah Melkin
@dgmelkin.bsky.social
@sqlbek.bsky.social’s food taster | #sqlfamily | Microsoft MVP, Data Platform | #Redgate100 | singing girl | she/her | just my opinions
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Overwhelmed by website work you've been putting off? Join #datawit hosting Chrissy LeMaire as she spills the tea on how she Rebuilt her Website in a Day (And You Can Too).
Sign up here! Event is Feb 10th.
Sign up here! Event is Feb 10th.
I Rebuilt My Website in a Day (And You Can Too), Tue, Feb 10, 2026, 12:00 PM | Meetup
Recently, I rebuilt dbatools.io in a single day. I also rewrote realcajunrecipes.com and batch-updated over 100 blog posts by fixing broken links, converting old screenshot
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February 3, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Overwhelmed by website work you've been putting off? Join #datawit hosting Chrissy LeMaire as she spills the tea on how she Rebuilt her Website in a Day (And You Can Too).
Sign up here! Event is Feb 10th.
Sign up here! Event is Feb 10th.
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And an even bigger thanks to @dhma.ch for making and maintaining this amazing site. Deserves even bigger recognition than he already has
Blink and you'll miss it: Today, callfordataspeakers.com celebrates 500 email campaigns in the almost exactly five years since its inception.
Big thanks to all the organizers and speakers who make the site useful by, well, using it. ❤️
Big thanks to all the organizers and speakers who make the site useful by, well, using it. ❤️
January 21, 2026 at 10:19 PM
And an even bigger thanks to @dhma.ch for making and maintaining this amazing site. Deserves even bigger recognition than he already has
Happy first #tsql2sday of 2026! Here's my contribution about mistakes and lessons learned.
T-SQL Tuesday #194 – Bad Mistakes, I’ve made a few…
Happy 2026! I'm jumping into the new year by participating in T-SQL Tuesday. Louis Davidson is hosting this month and you can see his full invite here. This month, he's asking us to share a mistake we've made and the lessons we learned from it. Let's be honest - there are just too many mistakes to talk about it, which is why I chose the quote from the rock band…
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January 20, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Happy first #tsql2sday of 2026! Here's my contribution about mistakes and lessons learned.
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A week late for #tsqlsday, which is my fault, but thanks for @drsql for stepping up:
Start drafting your posts
drsql.link/2026/01/13/t...
Start drafting your posts
drsql.link/2026/01/13/t...
T-SQL Tuesday #194 Invitation – Learning from mistakes
This is my second time hosting T-SQL Tuesday and I am excited to do it again. With this being the second week of 2026 it is most likely that time of year that you have already forgotten those New Y…
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January 13, 2026 at 4:15 PM
A week late for #tsqlsday, which is my fault, but thanks for @drsql for stepping up:
Start drafting your posts
drsql.link/2026/01/13/t...
Start drafting your posts
drsql.link/2026/01/13/t...
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📢 Our Online session: Uncovering the secrets of dashboard design is just 1 hour away! 🕰️
Grab your lunch and get readddddyyyyyyyy to rumble (or log in - same thing). Share the link!
🧠🧠🧠
#DATAWIT
Grab your lunch and get readddddyyyyyyyy to rumble (or log in - same thing). Share the link!
🧠🧠🧠
#DATAWIT
Uncovering the Secrets of Dashboard Design, Tue, Jan 13, 2026, 12:00 PM | Meetup
Great dashboards don’t just show data, they guide users to insights effortlessly. In this fast-paced session, we’ll unlock the power of alignment, white space, and page sca
data-platform-wit.short.gy
January 13, 2026 at 4:01 PM
📢 Our Online session: Uncovering the secrets of dashboard design is just 1 hour away! 🕰️
Grab your lunch and get readddddyyyyyyyy to rumble (or log in - same thing). Share the link!
🧠🧠🧠
#DATAWIT
Grab your lunch and get readddddyyyyyyyy to rumble (or log in - same thing). Share the link!
🧠🧠🧠
#DATAWIT
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Raleigh Day of Data is coming your way on May 23, and is now welcoming session submissions.
If you have an idea for a session you’d like to share with the community, we’d be glad to review your session.
We appreciate your contributions as we shape this year’s event.
sessionize.com/ral-dod-2026/
If you have an idea for a session you’d like to share with the community, we’d be glad to review your session.
We appreciate your contributions as we shape this year’s event.
sessionize.com/ral-dod-2026/
January 12, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Raleigh Day of Data is coming your way on May 23, and is now welcoming session submissions.
If you have an idea for a session you’d like to share with the community, we’d be glad to review your session.
We appreciate your contributions as we shape this year’s event.
sessionize.com/ral-dod-2026/
If you have an idea for a session you’d like to share with the community, we’d be glad to review your session.
We appreciate your contributions as we shape this year’s event.
sessionize.com/ral-dod-2026/
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It's not too late to RSVP: data-platform-wit.sh...
#DATAWIT and Dashboard Design.
😍🕰️☀️
#FreeVirtualLearning
#DATAWIT and Dashboard Design.
😍🕰️☀️
#FreeVirtualLearning
Uncovering the Secrets of Dashboard Design, Tue, Jan 13, 2026, 12:00 PM | Meetup
Great dashboards don’t just show data, they guide users to insights effortlessly. In this fast-paced session, we’ll unlock the power of alignment, white space, and page sca
data-platform-wit.short.gy
January 12, 2026 at 9:55 PM
It's not too late to RSVP: data-platform-wit.sh...
#DATAWIT and Dashboard Design.
😍🕰️☀️
#FreeVirtualLearning
#DATAWIT and Dashboard Design.
😍🕰️☀️
#FreeVirtualLearning
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Your dashboards got you down? Need a refresh? 🫧📈🫶 (and I'm not talking about your semantic model either!) Then join the #DATAWIT team and Juliana Smith on Jan 13th for an online lunch and learn!
#ShareTheLink
#ShareTheLink
Uncovering the Secrets of Dashboard Design, Tue, Jan 13, 2026, 12:00 PM | Meetup
Great dashboards don’t just show data, they guide users to insights effortlessly. In this fast-paced session, we’ll unlock the power of alignment, white space, and page sca
data-platform-wit.short.gy
January 10, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Your dashboards got you down? Need a refresh? 🫧📈🫶 (and I'm not talking about your semantic model either!) Then join the #DATAWIT team and Juliana Smith on Jan 13th for an online lunch and learn!
#ShareTheLink
#ShareTheLink
Butternut squash lasagna sounds amazing. Do you have a recipe you use for that?
January 10, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Butternut squash lasagna sounds amazing. Do you have a recipe you use for that?
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Start the New Year off right! Join us with Juliana Smith presenting: Uncovering the Secrets of Dashboard Design. And don't forget to share the #DATAWIT knowledge by sharing this link!
#WITSupporter #FreeVirtualTraining
#WITSupporter #FreeVirtualTraining
Uncovering the Secrets of Dashboard Design, Tue, Jan 13, 2026, 12:00 PM | Meetup
Great dashboards don’t just show data, they guide users to insights effortlessly. In this fast-paced session, we’ll unlock the power of alignment, white space, and page sca
data-platform-wit.short.gy
January 9, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Start the New Year off right! Join us with Juliana Smith presenting: Uncovering the Secrets of Dashboard Design. And don't forget to share the #DATAWIT knowledge by sharing this link!
#WITSupporter #FreeVirtualTraining
#WITSupporter #FreeVirtualTraining
Finally getting around to posting my reflections on 2025 and thoughts for the 2026....
2025 in Review and Looking Forward to 2026
Photo by Jill Wellington on Pexels.com It’s hard to believe but 2025 is out the door. It’s only fair that I take a moment on reflect on the year before looking forward to 2026. Because it has been a year….
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January 3, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Finally getting around to posting my reflections on 2025 and thoughts for the 2026....
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Happy New Year! Read our most current newsletter to find out what's new with the Data Platform WIT Virtual Group:
www.dataplatformwit.com/2026/01/02/w...
www.dataplatformwit.com/2026/01/02/w...
WIT Newsletter January 2026 - Data Platform WIT Virtual Group
Happy 2026! We hope you had a wonderful holiday season, however you celebrated. We’re ready to kick off a new year with all of you. We’re looking forward to continuing our monthly meeting in the new y...
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January 2, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Happy New Year! Read our most current newsletter to find out what's new with the Data Platform WIT Virtual Group:
www.dataplatformwit.com/2026/01/02/w...
www.dataplatformwit.com/2026/01/02/w...
Happy New Year! May our 2026 be better than 2025!
January 1, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Happy New Year! May our 2026 be better than 2025!
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Start the New Year off right! Join us with Juliana Smith presenting: Uncovering the Secrets of Dashboard Design. And don't forget to share the #DATAWIT knowledge by sharing this link!
#WITSupporter #FreeVirtualTraining
#WITSupporter #FreeVirtualTraining
Uncovering the Secrets of Dashboard Design, Tue, Jan 13, 2026, 12:00 PM | Meetup
Great dashboards don’t just show data, they guide users to insights effortlessly. In this fast-paced session, we’ll unlock the power of alignment, white space, and page sca
data-platform-wit.short.gy
December 30, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Start the New Year off right! Join us with Juliana Smith presenting: Uncovering the Secrets of Dashboard Design. And don't forget to share the #DATAWIT knowledge by sharing this link!
#WITSupporter #FreeVirtualTraining
#WITSupporter #FreeVirtualTraining
It's the 8th and final night of #Hanukkah. Kind of fitting that we get all of the candles to help brighten up winter solstice too. @sqlbek.bsky.social, #SebastianTheDog, and I hope sharing the candles with you has brought a little more light to your day as we get ready for the new year.
December 22, 2025 at 12:15 AM
It's the 8th and final night of #Hanukkah. Kind of fitting that we get all of the candles to help brighten up winter solstice too. @sqlbek.bsky.social, #SebastianTheDog, and I hope sharing the candles with you has brought a little more light to your day as we get ready for the new year.
And on the 7th night of #Hanukkah, we start getting silly with the posed pictures. (Pay no attention to @sqlbek.bsky.social behind the candles...)
December 20, 2025 at 10:44 PM
And on the 7th night of #Hanukkah, we start getting silly with the posed pictures. (Pay no attention to @sqlbek.bsky.social behind the candles...)
It’s been a week. Now time for a break. Happy 6th night of #Hanukkah and Shabbat Shalom from me, @sqlbek.bsky.social and #SebastianTheDog!
December 19, 2025 at 10:56 PM
It’s been a week. Now time for a break. Happy 6th night of #Hanukkah and Shabbat Shalom from me, @sqlbek.bsky.social and #SebastianTheDog!
Nothing more to add. Just Happy 5th night of #Hanukkah from me, @sqlbek.bsky.social , and #SebastianTheDog
December 19, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Nothing more to add. Just Happy 5th night of #Hanukkah from me, @sqlbek.bsky.social , and #SebastianTheDog
Happy 4th night of #Hanukkah! The looks on #SebastiantheDog are “This, again?” and “Back up @sqlbek.bsky.social - you’re a little too close”
December 18, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Happy 4th night of #Hanukkah! The looks on #SebastiantheDog are “This, again?” and “Back up @sqlbek.bsky.social - you’re a little too close”
A little late in sharing but Happy 3rd night of #Hanukkah! #SebastianTheDog is excited to show you our Hanukkah throw pillows.
December 17, 2025 at 12:08 PM
A little late in sharing but Happy 3rd night of #Hanukkah! #SebastianTheDog is excited to show you our Hanukkah throw pillows.
December 15, 2025 at 11:56 PM
On this first night of #Hanukkah, sharing my candles as we need a little more light in the dark. Also, sharing the latkes and homemade applesauce that @sqlbek.bsky.social and I made, because we need these things too.
December 15, 2025 at 1:11 AM
On this first night of #Hanukkah, sharing my candles as we need a little more light in the dark. Also, sharing the latkes and homemade applesauce that @sqlbek.bsky.social and I made, because we need these things too.
Finally getting around to posting my #tsql2sday entry. Apparently, I need pep talks from myself 10 years in the future...
T-SQL Tuesday #193 – Notes to the Past from the Future
(This month's T-SQL Tuesday is hosted by Mike Walsh (blog). He's asked us to get reflective and introspective and write notes to ourselves. The first is to ourselves 10 years ago and the other is to our current selves from 10 years in the future, or 2035.)
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December 9, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Finally getting around to posting my #tsql2sday entry. Apparently, I need pep talks from myself 10 years in the future...
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1 hour before go time: Critical Communication - Managing Yourself and Others. It's not too late to sign up.
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#DATAWIT hosts Blythe Morrow
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#DATAWIT hosts Blythe Morrow
Critical Communication - Managing Yourself and Others, Tue, Dec 9, 2025, 12:00 PM | Meetup
Want to manage people? Lead teams? Influence business decision-making? Senior professionals should know how to communicate with clarity, frame conversations, and influence
data-platform-wit.short.gy
December 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
1 hour before go time: Critical Communication - Managing Yourself and Others. It's not too late to sign up.
data-platform-wit.sh...
#DATAWIT hosts Blythe Morrow
data-platform-wit.sh...
#DATAWIT hosts Blythe Morrow
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Manage yourself! (And others)
Join #DATAWIT and Blythe Morrow tomorrow at noon EST to learn how!
Join #DATAWIT and Blythe Morrow tomorrow at noon EST to learn how!
Critical Communication - Managing Yourself and Others, Tue, Dec 9, 2025, 12:00 PM | Meetup
Want to manage people? Lead teams? Influence business decision-making? Senior professionals should know how to communicate with clarity, frame conversations, and influence
data-platform-wit.short.gy
December 8, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Manage yourself! (And others)
Join #DATAWIT and Blythe Morrow tomorrow at noon EST to learn how!
Join #DATAWIT and Blythe Morrow tomorrow at noon EST to learn how!