A new chapter begins
In 2012 when I originally founded Born SQL, I never imagined I would find myself a five-time recipient of the Microsoft Data Platform MVP award, let alone be offered a job to work for Microsoft alongside… A new chapter begins
SQL Server 2019 on Apple Silicon redux: it actually works
Edited on 12 January 2023: You can run a SQL Server Docker container on Apple M1 and M2 Silicon Last month I wrote a blog post suggesting that it was not possible to get SQL Server… SQL Server 2019 on Apple Silicon redux: it actually works
One year later: my look back on the PASS organization
My good friend and talented singer Rob Volk reminded me recently that I had promised to write about my involvement with PASS at the end of its life, and I remember saying out of respect that… One year later: my look back on the PASS organization
And that’s a wrap
It’s the final week of 2021, a year that was both twice as long and half the length of 2020. If you can, please make sure you are vaccinated and boosted. It doesn’t prevent infection,… And that’s a wrap
On the nature of constant change
Recently my spouse and I travelled to South Africa (yes, I know there’s a pandemic on) to deal with a gloomy family matter that required in-person interaction. Being an adult means dealing with things that… On the nature of constant change
You can’t run SQL Server on Apple Silicon, and it sucks
Edited on 12 January 2023: You can run a SQL Server Docker container on Apple M1 and M2 Silicon Prior to 2017, the only way to get SQL Server running on a Mac was through a… You can’t run SQL Server on Apple Silicon, and it sucks
Your next step in the cloud
Over the last nine months I’ve presented (virtually) eleven times on a variety of topics relating to SQL Server and the Microsoft Data Platform. Long-time readers will know I have some experience as a high… Your next step in the cloud
Be careful with table updates
The dire warning in the subject line is not meant to scare you. Rather, it is advice that is going to be useful to those of us who need to audit changes to a database.… Be careful with table updates
Calgary Data User Group: Big Data Clusters with Bob Pusateri
This is one of those shameless plugs I’m allowed to do from time to time to promote my user group here in Calgary. Tonight, starting 5pm Mountain time, Bob Pusateri (blog | Twitter) will be… Calgary Data User Group: Big Data Clusters with Bob Pusateri
Days of future past
There’s a lot going on in the world today. It feels like there’s too much for us to think about. Speaking for myself, I’m worried about the environment first and foremost, followed closely by folks… Days of future past
Table Valued Parameters and Dapper in .NET Core
A customer I’ve been working with for a while now has a monolithic ASP.NET MVC web application which we are porting to .NET Core 3.1 (and then almost immediately to .NET 6). One of our… Table Valued Parameters and Dapper in .NET Core
SQL Server 2022 announced
SQL Server 2022 was announced yesterday at Microsoft Ignite, and it’s going to be a big one. Building on a lot of work in the Azure SQL space, SQL Server 2022 looks to include some… SQL Server 2022 announced
You don’t need a blockchain
After writing several posts about a neat feature in Azure SQL called system-versioned ledger tables, it reminded me about something I’ve wanted to say for a number of years now, outside of snarky tweets. Here… You don’t need a blockchain
Join me next week at my first GroupBy session
2021 has been the year people want to learn about Temporal Tables, it seems. Not only am I speaking at the SQL Trail conference next week, but I was also selected to speak at the… Join me next week at my first GroupBy session
System-versioned ledger tables: things you can’t do
This is the third post in the series about system-versioned ledger tables, a new feature introduced in Azure SQL Database. You can read Part 1 and Part 2 if you haven’t already. Every choice we… System-versioned ledger tables: things you can’t do