It was great talking with @analyticanna.bsky.social - we took a quick, but also a reasonably deep dive into #AzureSQL Hyperscale elastic pools. Do take a look when convenient and looking forward to your questions and feedback!

A significant milestone - enabling customers to migrate to #AzureSQL while ensuring gr8 price / perf. Using elastic pools for migrations ensures both isolation (security) of different workloads, and resource pooling. Read Ajith's blog post for details! techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microso...

T-SQL 101: #116 Using Subqueries in SQL Server T-SQL https://buff.ly/3QfmfBG

News is overwhelming. People offline don't understand what's happening. Their rights are being pulled out from under them. Print out these flyers and take it to the streets. Featuring a QR cosd that links to explainer and action items. www.disability-rights-watch.com/2025/02/12/t...

Now, this is a #superbowl picture

Pinging @markrussinovich.bsky.social to share a picture of a BSoD on a ferry. www.reddit.com/r/Seattle/co...

ZoomIt v9 with LiveDraw is out! Draw and annotate windows and the desktop while you interact with them: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysint...

Working on a new ZoomIt feature I'v always wanted: LiveDraw - draw right on top of the live desktop. Here's a ZoomIt-recorded video of it in action: youtu.be/AIpHlg4MGdI

In 2025 (less than 30 days away), PayPal will start selling your transaction history for targeted advertising. I very highly recommend logging into your account and going to Settings > Data & Privacy > Personalized Shopping. If you're reading this, turn that off RIGHT NOW before you forget.

Bookmarking some interesting and useful datasets from gii.dhs.gov/HIFLD

Game Engine Black Book: DOOM v1.2 Game Engine Black Book: WOLFENSTEIN 3D v2.2 The Book of CP-System v1.0 Free pdfs, high-quality 80g premium color prints, PlayStore, and source code are now available. fabiensanglard.net/three_books_...

Current status - Importing 17 years of Tweets into BlueSky github.com/marcomaroni-... (minus replies and RT's and dumb stuff)

Fun fact: If someone quotes a post of yours in a way that is unwelcome (as is commonplace on Twitter/X) there is a tool to combat the unwanted attention. Simply click the three dot menu on the quote post & click "Detach quote". This removes your post from their quote post. Useful to know, do share!

🚨 In Case You Missed It! 🚨 In my latest video I explored how to implement a RAG solution with Azure SQL Database using my own data for a chatbot interaction! 🔍 Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcAK... 💬 Drop your thoughts in the comments! #ICYMI #AzureSQLDatabase #RAG

Wow these Coway HEPA air purifiers are ~$90-off in the off-season, I have FIVE of them. You are not going to find these for $130 new again. Basically the gold standard of this market segment highly recommended fantastic quiet. Cheap aftermarket filters. www.walmart.com/ip/Coway-Air...

🦋 Introducing bluesky.ms 👏 = A crowdsourced database of anyone and everyone in the Microsoft community on Bluesky. 👉 Add yourself and anyone you know today 👈 🫂 All are welcome. This is my v1, I'll add options to directly follow from the site itself but first 👇 LET'S FILL IT UP! 🙏

AlmaLinux now has a status on Microsoft’s cloud that it shares with only six other Linux distributions. Here’s what it means. On Tuesday th : Azure Grants AlmaLinux Rarefied ‘Endorsed Distribution’ Status https://buff.ly/3C7kUsS

Also, new folks, please know that when it comes to trolls, jerks, chuds and other undesirables here in the sky, we subscribe to the idea of “Don’t Engage, Just Block.” The block function is superpowered and expunges them entirely from your timeline. They hate it! Block with wild abandon! Don’t wait!

Day 2 of #PASSDataSummit! Today I deliver the #WIT Luncheon keynote - Amplify Your Voice: Strategies for Visibility and Influence at Work. I look forward to seeing some of you in the audience! The session will ALSO be live streamed at 12:30 PM PT - passdatacommunitysummit.com/about/news/w...!

The stars of the #Microsoft #PASSDataSummit!

Very happy for my colleagues, Aditya Badramraju and Muazma Zahid, who had the opportunity to showcase #AzureSQL #Hyperscale at #PASSDataSummit. Come see us at the #Microsoft booth at the exhibit hall! Apart from the opportunity to talk all things SQL, I have heard there is free swag to be won!

Happy and honored to be back at #PASSDataSummit. For most of Wednesday and Thursday, I will be at the Microsoft booth in the exhibit hall on level 2. I will also deliver a quick 15 minutes overview of #AzureSQL #hyperscale elastic pools on Wednesday at 1.30pm Seattle time. 1/2

Just a quick collection - but sure. go.bsky.app/PxShiuH

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Scandinavic Power Hour in Full swing #FabConEurope

It's here! The august #PowerBI Update! powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/p.... I know my favorite, but what's yours?

our occasional reminder that pretty much every video game magazine ever has been scanned and is browsable on @archive.org . It's an incredible resource: archive.org/details/comp... archive.org/details/vide... archive.org/details/comp...

Excellent article from @rezarad.bsky.social which helped me understand why CALCULATE([NumberOfDistinctCustomers], PARALLELPERIOD(Dates[Date], -1 , YEAR)) is not the same as CALCULATE([NumberOfDistinctCustomers], SAMEPERIODLASTYEAR(Dates[Date])) in DAX. radacad.com/dateadd-vs-p...

youtu.be/9HpLhxMFJR8?... Assume they can

Noticed this on the car radio yesterday... Encoding issue, maybe utf8 not being handled or stored appropriately. Wonder where it broke, at the radio station or on the car...

Dak Prescott : "here we goooooo" Jordyn Brooks: NOT #Gohawks

We’ve signed Jason Peters to the active roster. 📰: shwks.com/uueiv3ed

Great news about #Azure #SQLDB Hyperscale from #PASSDataSummit: lower pricing starting December 15! techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-sql...

@darlingdata.bsky.social thanks for the referral code! I'm here now :-)