Announcing the Holiday Sale
Our annual Black Friday sale is over, but we’ve got a simple sale for folks who couldn’t get in on that action. Here’s the lineup: Fundamentals AND Mastering$1,095per yearThe best value!Includes all of...
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Who’s Hiring in the Microsoft Data Platform Community? December 2024 Edition
Is your company hiring for a database position as of December 2024? Do you wanna work with the kinds of people who read this blog? Let’s set up some rapid networking here. If your company is hiring,...
View Article[Video] Office Hours at the Petit Ermitage in LA
I went to LA for the opening week of Somni, a gorgeous restaurant in LA, and took your questions from the rooftop deck of the adorable Petit Ermitage hotel. Here’s what we covered: 00:00 Start 00:37...
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SQLBits is Coming Back to London in June 2025!
I used to feel bad saying that any one conference is “my favorite” because I worried that other database conference organizers might feel slighted. However, I’ve talked to many of ’em, and they feel...
View ArticleHow to Send Email with SQL Server’s sp_send_dbmail
So you’re writing T-SQL code and you’ve decided that you want to send emails to customers, employees, or the general public. Perhaps you need to send order updates or low stock notifications. Stop...
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How to Use Github in SSMS v21
SQL Server Management Studio v21 added native Git support, making it easier to use source control natively inside SSMS. This feature is for developers who are already used to working with Github to...
View Article[Video] Office Hours in Zhengzhou, China
For the rest of December, I’m out vacationing in China and Japan. For this episode, I’m coming to you from the People’s Park in Zhengzhou, China, which is kinda like the Chicago of China. It’s in the...
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Are You Underpaid? Let’s Find Out! My Annual Salary Survey is Open.
Every year, I run a salary survey to help folks have better discussions with their managers about salaries, benefits, and career progression. Take the survey now here. The anonymous survey closes...
View ArticleHow to Explain What We Do
One of my favorite uses for AI is to ask it to explain a concept using wildly unusual points of view. Well, we’re going to be seeing various family members and friends for the holidays, and we’ll get...
View Article[Video] Office Hours in Osaka, Japan
Kon’nichiwa! My vacation tour continues in Osaka, Japan, a city famous for its street food, nightlife, and host and hostess clubs. I’m usually the kinda guy who does classy dinners at 5PM and then hits...
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The Ebb and Flow of AI
It’s the end of the year. Everybody’s coasting and looking back. Let’s kick our heels up, get comfortable, and talk big picture industry stuff. You and me, our weirdo jobs involve: Databases – which is...
View Article[Video] Office Hours in Kyoto, Japan
My Asian vacation continues in Kyoto, the City of a Thousand Temples. They’re not playing around – the town is chock full of gorgeous historic temples, and it was tough to pick a scene for today’s...
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Working Today? Take a Break to Fill Out the Annual Salary Survey.
Working today? You’re not alone. As a small business person, I tend to find myself working on emails, catching up with stuff on quiet days like today. Let’s take a second for your professional...
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Updated First Responder Kit and Consultant Toolkit for December 2024
If there was ever a release you could skip, this is probably the one, because you could count this release’s changes on just one hand! Well, assuming you were an alien with six fingers. I won’t even...
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Your Favorite Blog Posts & Videos from 2024
The year is coming to a close, so it’s time to look back on your favorite stuff from this year. 2024 Blog Posts with the Most Comments What’s Your Biggest Database Regret? Query Exercise: Fix This...
View Article[Video] Office Hours in Tokyo, Japan
For the last Office Hours of the year, I’m coming to you from Tokyo, the last stop on my 3-week tour of China and Japan. This was a big Epic Life Quest task for me, for sure, something I’ve wanted to...
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Who’s Hiring in the Microsoft Data Platform Community? January 2025 Edition
Is your company hiring for a database position as of January 2025? Do you wanna work with the kinds of people who read this blog? Let’s set up some rapid networking here. If your company is hiring,...
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I Feel Sorry for Untrained Developers Using Entity Framework.
Most of the time, I love Entity Framework, and ORMs in general. These tools make it easier for companies to ship applications. Are the apps perfect? Of course not – but they’re good enough to get to...
View Article[Video] Office Hours: Long Answers Edition
Today’s questions from https://pollgab.com/room/brento require a little bit longer answers: Here’s what we covered: 00:00 Start 03:20 Josef: What is table partitioning, and can it improve performance?...
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Announcing the 2025 Data Professional Salary Survey Results.
We’ve been running our annual Data Professional Salary Survey for almost a decade, and I was really curious to see what the results would hold this year. How would inflation and layoffs impact the...
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