The New OS Wars
A few countries are looking to reduce their reliance on US technology. While they might leave Windows, Steve thinks they will continue to run SQL Server.
2026-04-20
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Microsoft
The Microsoft SQL Year in Review
Microsoft gives a year in review from the SQL Server and Azure SQL teams. Steve sees a lot of accomplishments from this past year.
2025-12-20
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50 Years of Microsoft
Steve looks back at his history with Microsoft and asks what your memories are of using their products.
2025-04-25
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Microsoft SQL announcements at PASS Data Community Summit 2024
Read a summary of the data platform announcements from Microsoft at the PASS Data Community Summit 2024 last week.
2024-11-18
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Do You Want a Microsoft Solution?
Today Steve wonders if official solutions from a vendor are that important.
2024-11-15
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2024-11-06
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Microsoft at the PASS Data Community Summit 2024
Learn about the Microsoft sessions at the 2024 PASS Data Community Summit from Bob Ward.
2024-10-28
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Microsoft return to PASS Summit 2024 as Sapphire sponsor
Get ready to meet Microsoft's experts on-site in the exhibit hall and in multiple educational sessions (including a pre-con, keynote and learning pathway). Watch a sneak peek of Microsoft's learning pathway 'Becoming an Azure SQL DBA – Advancing the Role of the On-Premises SQL Server DBA'
2024-09-18
Microsoft at the PASS Data Community Summit 2023
Microsoft will be presenting a number of sessions at the PASS Data Community Summit 2023. Read about their plans for the event and register to come if you can.
2024-05-14 (first published: 2023-11-03)
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AI Thoughts on the Build Keynote
Today Steve has a few thoughts, and links, from the Build Keynote last week, which featured AI technology.
2023-05-26
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Blogs
Programmatically Retrieving MLV Lineage and Refresh Times
Materialized lake views (MLVs) in Microsoft Fabric are an effective way to implement medallion...
Upgrading SQL Server Containers on the Laptop
By Steve Jones
I don’t have SQL Server installed on my laptop. In an effort to keep...
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