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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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 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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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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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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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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Learn about the Microsoft sessions at the 2024 PASS Data Community Summit from Bob Ward.
2024-10-28
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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 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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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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Materialized lake views (MLVs) in Microsoft Fabric are an effective way to implement medallion...
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I don’t have SQL Server installed on my laptop. In an effort to keep...
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