#sqlselfie #sqlfamily #passdatasummit 2/

Sitting at the airport while waiting for the delayed flight seems like the perfect time for the #sqlselfie photo dumps for Day 2 & 3 of #passdatasummit #sqlfamily 1/

Day 2 of #passdatasummit! I'm presenting twice today: * Hobby Huddle at 1 PM in the Community Zone (ROBOTS!) * Answering the Auditor's Call with Automation at 4:15 in room 447

TODAY IS THE DAY! The WIT Luncheon at #PASSDataSummit is excited to have Mridula Pandit as our keynote speaker presenting: Unpopular, Unapologetic: The Superpower of Being 'Not Special'. #DATAWIT data-platform-wit.sh...#PASSDataSummit#DATAWITheck to see if there are spots left!

#sqlselfie photos from last night. Too busy chatting to share at the time...

#sqlfamily #passsummit #passdatasummit there is no welcome reception tonight as far as I can tell. If you want to go to a large gathering make sure you go to the networking event at 5:00

Look who we found for #sqlselfie: @alevyinroc.flxsql.com, @datacourt.bsky.social, @steveclementjax.bsky.social , Amy, Rob, Scott, and @sqlbek.bsky.social ##passsummit #passdatasummit

#sqlselfie with @sqlr.bsky.social, Scott, @bweissman.bsky.social, Amy, @reviewmydb.bsky.social #passsummit #passdatasummit

Unpopular, Unapologetic: The Superpower of Being 'Not Special'. #DATAWIT is excited to have Mridula Pandit, our keynote speaker, presenting the WIT luncheon this year at #PASSDataSummit. data-platform-wit.sh...#DATAWIT#PASSDataSummit.on't forget to reserve your spot!

Join me in wishing @dgmelkin.bsky.social a very Happy Birthday today!!!

Data Saturday Chicago 2026 call for speakers is now open! Would you like to present a session? Submit your abstracts now! sessionize.com/data-saturda...

Very excited to announce Data Saturday Chicago 2026 will be held on March 14, 2026! bobpusateri.com/2025/07/data...

*taps mic* Check it out - Data Saturday Chicago is coming!!! sqlbek.wordpress.com/2025/07/08/a...

Kicking off @dataceili.bsky.social with @sqlbek.bsky.social, @dgmelkin.bsky.social, and Sebastian

Tested out the new ZSTD backup compression in SQL Server 2025. Was pretty impressed with the output so wrote a quick blog to share the test results. Am quite impressed with the effective throughput/speed improvements! sqlbek.wordpress.com/2025/05/24/s...

With the #SQLServer2025 announcement, wanted to share a Quick Start step-by-step guide to getting Ollama running on your local PC, that'll get you up and running quickly to play around with Vector Search functionality! sqlbek.wordpress.com/2025/05/19/o...

Our first joint, in-person presentation!

Hey fellow bloggers! There's still plenty of time to put together a quick blog, sharing your thoughts on mentoring, and contribute to this month's #tsql2sday!

Women’s History Month provides a time for the individual and collective acknowledgement of women’s contributions, past and present. We want to pay tribute by posting a quote each day that honors the women in our lives. Join us!

Day 1. Octavia Butler: "It's amazing what we can do if we simply refuse to give up."

Am looking forward to debuting this joint session with @dgmelkin.bsky.social. Hoping it'll be a lot of fun!

Let's try to give this place another go around. Glad that there's a "mute words" function to help filter to maintain my mental sanity. Here, enjoy a #SebastianTheDog photo. #SomethingPositive

Happy 1st night of #Hanukkah from me, @sqlbek.bsky.social, and #SebastiantheDog

🎉 December newsletter! 💻 Great meetups, lessons on breaking tech stereotypes & ditching perfectionism. 🚀 Kicking off 2025 with Joy Apple (Jan 14) – "Rushing Woman Syndrome." Details + replays 👉 bit.ly/witdec2024 #WomenInTech #DataPlatform #DataWIT

Good morning Boston Logan. One more business trip for the year.

We have multiple resources to help you, and your teams swiftly ramp up on Fabric Databases: - aka.ms/fabric-sql-g... - aka.ms/fabrice2etut... - aka.ms/fabricsqldocs - aka.ms/learnfabrics... - aka.ms/azuresqlyt - aka.ms/fabricblog?o... - aka.ms/SQLonFabric/... - www.youtube.com/c/MicrosoftM...

My BlueSky roast Quick Take: Deborah Melkin: The SQL Sorceress with a Side of Sass Navigating data and donuts, one tweet at a time! Vibe Check: "A little technical, a lotta heart." blueskyroast.com/roast/dgmelk... (The link has a lot more which is awesome too! h/t @vickyharp.com)

The SQL Server Sage and Dog Dad Extraordinaire A blend of tech acumen, culinary passion, and canine companionship with a side of SQL humor. "If SQL were a dish, Andy would be Gordon Ramsay, making it spicy and flavorful." blueskyroast.com/roast/sqlbek...

Credit to @vickyharp.com for helping @dgmelkin.bsky.social and I waste a half hour this AM with some good laughs.

Dating Profile: SQL enthusiast who believes food is best enjoyed with good company (human or canine). Seeking someone who appreciates the fine art of debugging and a good dog meme. @dgmelkin.bsky.social 1/x blueskyroast.com

Persona Analysis: The SQL Chef with a Sprinkle of Dog Love blueskyroast.com Secret Powers ✨ Guitar strumming in dog-themed serenades ✨ Cooking up SQL solutions faster than any dog can bark ✨ Spreading SQL family love like confetti at a parade

Time to go home! #SebastianTheDog

So who wants a verified 'Microsoft' and 'Microsoft MVP' label on their profile and all the posts? I just finished setting up @bluesky.ms as a labelling service. Go subscribe to the label to start seeing labels on verified MVPs and Microsofties. 🧵👇

A+++!!

Love my #sqlfamily @dgmelkin.bsky.social @bobp.bsky.social @wendydance.bsky.social @friendlygeek.bsky.social

A Navon figure for our times (h/t @deevybee.bsky.social)

Are you ready for this?! #SQLSatJax Call for Speakers is open... sessionize.com/sqlsatjax #SQLFamily #SQLSaturday

Hello to the Bluesky community! We're trundling on in with an announcement; the Steam Autumn Sale starts next Wednesday, November 27th with deals on games of all types - from games that are blue, to games that are about skies, and everything in between.

Why wasn’t the optimizer using my index? Oh, because someone dropped it? Cool cool cool.

VARBINARY(MAX) is a great place to store your Access databases.

Found a Nan Xiang soup dumpling restaurant for dinner. Unexpected but delightful

This #MSIgnite session on Copilot use for neurodivergent employees had some of the most compelling demos I've seen for how Copilot can be helpful. I'm probably a little too proud of writing "from scratch" and could be clearer, I need to take Copilot for a spin. ignite.microsoft.com/en-US/sessio...

Very cool! Thanks for putting this together.

SQL Server 2025!! Let’s GO!!! www.linkedin.com/posts/bobwar...

Never seen a fire big enough to light up the night sky here in Boston before. Ugh.

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

My colleague @sqlrus.bsky.social and I, decided during PASS Summit to start a video series, where we break down an Azure service. Join John and I at our new channel and start your Azure learning journey. In this video, we cover one of my favorite Azure services, Automation. youtu.be/eHPa3tiTeb4

Appreciate the recommendation @bostontimelapse.org!

"Actually, almost nobody thinks of latency at all. ... Nobody cares about the latency of underlying systems." As seen on /r/SQLServer

I love this! Need to find if there's a similar one for Chicago