Cláudio Silva
claudioessilva.bsky.social
Cláudio Silva
@claudioessilva.bsky.social
Data Platform Architect | Performance Tuning | Speaker | Microsoft Data Platform MVP | dbatools & dbachecks contributor
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🤘Data Moshpit is back 🤘

(CfS opening tomorrow), but you can block your calendars for 2025-10-10

sessionize.com/data-moshpit...

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February 17, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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PowerShell Universal 5.2 will feature a first run wizard for new installs. It should help with some of the basics.
December 18, 2024 at 5:36 PM
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Blog post from the past:
Demoing how you can export SQL login hashes and use tools such as haschat or John the Ripper to see how your passwords fare against the most commonly used password list.
vladdba.com/2022/09/21/c...

#sqlserver #mssqlserver #mssql #security #infosec #cybersecurity
Cracking SQL Server login passwords offline
Cracking SQL Server login passwords offline is great for testing the strength of the passwords that your applications and developers use
vladdba.com
December 18, 2024 at 8:50 PM
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Tired of inconsistent, slow, boring GUI?
Looking for a keyboard and console-only experience?

Look at the latest version of the VPAX command line tool (beta/preview/unstable/funny).
It's so cool...
We are so back! 😎

https://github.com/sql-bi/VertiPaq-Analyzer/releases/tag/Dax.Vpax.CLI_1.3.2-beta
December 18, 2024 at 5:02 PM
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A new free tier of GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code.

✅ 2,000 code completions per month
💬 50 chat messages per month
💫 Models like Claude 3.5 Sonnet or GPT-4o
♥️ More fun for you

Check it out today!

Oh yeah, and we passed 150M developers on GitHub 💅 github.blog/news-insight...
Announcing 150M developers and a new free tier for GitHub Copilot in VS Code
Come and join 150M developers on GitHub that can now code with Copilot for free in VS Code.
github.blog
December 18, 2024 at 6:19 PM
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Developer presents at the end of the year: #Github #Copilot gets a free tier for everyone using #VSCode

code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2024/1...

limits:
* 2000 code completion/month
* 50 chat requests/month

@github.com @vscode.dev
Announcing a free GitHub Copilot for VS Code
Announcing a free plan for GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code.
code.visualstudio.com
December 18, 2024 at 8:21 PM
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New post: Buyer Beware: Azure SQL Managed Instance Storage is Regularly as Slow as 60 Seconds
kendralittle.com/2024/12/18/a...
Buyer Beware: Azure SQL Managed Instance Storage is Regularly as Slow as 60 Seconds
Kendra Little writes and draws comics about SQL Server, Data Platforms, and Database DevOps.
kendralittle.com
December 18, 2024 at 4:37 PM
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IT'S ALIVE! #Azure X-ray is now available in the Edge store. Hopefully Chrome too coming soon.
microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detai...
Azure X-Ray - Microsoft Edge AddonsYour Privacy Choices Opt-Out Icon
Make Microsoft Edge your own with extensions that help you personalize the browser and be more productive.
microsoftedge.microsoft.com
December 16, 2024 at 11:14 PM
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The call for speakers for the next New Stars of Data closes in 3 days

You (or someone you know) could be a New Star.

Dare to be different! 🤘🏻

sessionize.com/new-stars-of...
New Stars of Data #9: Call for Speakers
New Stars of Data is the event for new speakers in the Microsoft Data Platform space.This online event is the perfect start for people who have not sp...
sessionize.com
December 12, 2024 at 10:26 PM
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A few years ago, I wrote a book. It was the culmination of my most important posts and the stories behind them. Writing this book also helped keep me sane during insane times, and as of today, I'm giving it away for free 😊 www.troyhunt.com/pwned-the-bo...
"Pwned", The Book, Is Now Available for Free
Nearly four years ago now, I set out to write a book with Charlotte and RobIt was the stories behind the stories, the things that drove me to write my most important blog posts, and then the things th...
www.troyhunt.com
December 6, 2024 at 1:46 PM
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It's official! I'm a movie star!

Well sort of...

Last month I was in California recording some live action for my LinkedIn Learning courses - and the first bit just went live today, updating my 'Introduction to T-SQL' course.

Have a look and see what you think!
www.linkedin.com/learning-log...
December 4, 2024 at 8:58 AM
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Do you have a disaster recovery plan in place even for your cloud environment? Check out the latest video from Cloud Chronicles where @joeydantoni.com and I discuss Azure Site Recovery!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lphn...

#AzureSiteRecovery #DR #CloudChronicles #Azure
The Cloud Chronicles Volume 2--A look at Azure Site Recovery
YouTube video by Azure Cloud Chronicles with Microsoft MVPs
youtu.be
December 2, 2024 at 6:10 PM
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Exciting News! Scholarship Applications Are OPEN for the OnRamp Program at #PSHSummit. Are you new to IT? Ready to dive into PowerShell, DevOps, and a fantastic tech community? The OnRamp program is here to kickstart your career. powershellsummit.org/onramp
#PowerShell #DevOps #TechCareers
December 2, 2024 at 3:25 PM
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I think... I need this...
November 27, 2024 at 7:43 PM
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#PowerShell Universal leverages metadata about scripts to create UI without having to write additional code to do so. One example is by inspecting the ValidateSet attribute on parameters, it can provide a pick list for users to select from.
docs.powershelluniversal.com/automation/s...
November 21, 2024 at 6:36 PM
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I think I am going to release a SQL Server 2025 version of my SQL Server Diagnostic Information Queries (even though I don't have the bits yet).

Then I can improve it with each Public build.

It will be here: glennsqlperformance.com/resources/

#sqlserver #sqlserver2025
Resources - Glenn's SQL Server Performance
SQL Server 2019 Diagnostic Queries Part 1 Jupyter Notebooks These are links to Jupyter Notebook versions of my Diagnostic Information Queries. These have additional information and formatting compared...
glennsqlperformance.com
November 19, 2024 at 9:40 PM
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While everyone else was looking at #Ignite, the #GitHub and #Azure #DevOps team snuck out the best improvement in a long time!
GitHub Enterprise licensing finally grants you access to Azure DevOps as well!!
devblogs.microsoft.com/devops/getti...
This is awesome news!
November 20, 2024 at 8:19 PM
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Got told about deck.blue by @scott.hanselman.com - Tweetdeck for Bleusky!
November 15, 2024 at 1:38 AM
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huh! Turns I CAN reproduce my face on a Power BI scatter chart 😅

#powerbi #data #pixelart
November 14, 2024 at 11:23 PM
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Hello! We landed where the sky is blue :)
November 13, 2024 at 8:51 PM
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You heard it here first:

Yes - me, @sasapopovicsql.bsky.social, Des Fitzgerald & @pietervanhove.bsky.social are doing a precon at SQLKonferenz 2025:
sqlkonferenz.de/precon-works...
#sqlserver #azuresql #sqldb #sqlmi
Agenda 2025 - SQL Konferenz
Monday – PreCon
sqlkonferenz.de
November 14, 2024 at 8:15 PM
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537! What?!

That's the current number of people registered for the FREE DP-600 (#MicrosoftFabric Analytics Engineer) workshop that I'll be running on Friday, December 13th!

Let's make this event epic and smash that DP-600 certificate together!

learn.data-mozart.com/products/liv...
November 15, 2024 at 9:46 AM
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Current status - Importing 17 years of Tweets into BlueSky github.com/marcomaroni-... (minus replies and RT's and dumb stuff)
November 15, 2024 at 4:23 AM
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Hi folks, be aware that at least one employee from a well-known publishing house has fallen foul of a phishing attack.

So verify any links you have received to review a PDF file, even if the email address is legit.
November 14, 2024 at 5:43 PM
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For anyone wondering, "soon" means today 😉

Announcing the *release* of SQL Server Management Studio 21 Preview 1!

Blog post announcement: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/SQLServ...

Download and install: learn.microsoft.com/sql/ssms/ins...

Have fun!
SSMS 21 Preview 1 release
The SSMS 21 Preview 1 release is now available
techcommunity.microsoft.com
November 12, 2024 at 7:34 PM