Me greeting 2026: π
2026 greeting me:
@sqlatspeed.bsky.social
Data & AI architect by trade, racing driver by hobby. Microsoft Data Platform MVP. Opinions mine. Audere est Facere. (He/him)
I have gotten so many questions from customers about this since #MicrosoffFabric made its way into the worldβ¦good info here!
05.02.2026 16:26 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0This group is always wonderful to be with so Iβd definitely encourage any new or experienced speakers to submit to this!
03.02.2026 14:51 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0As of this morning, I am on the job market, #OpenToWork, or however that is designated here. π Iβm immediately looking for a new position, and my DMs are open. Thanks network!
02.02.2026 15:42 β π 10 π 25 π¬ 2 π 0Join us next Thursday, Feb 5th at 9am PT/12pm ET for our next installment in the SQL Community Engineering Connection Series.
SSMS improvement - Copilot with Erin Stellato
SQL in hybrid cloud environment - Azure Arc with Anitha Adusumilli
Find YOUR group here www.meetup.com/pro/azuredat...
On-demand content for PASS Summit 2025 is now available to those who purchased it! We're sorry this took longer than originally planned. Also, videos from previous years are freely available to all: passdatacommunitysummit.com/video-librar...
14.01.2026 12:32 β π 4 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0Data Saturday Stockholm banner image
You have about one week left to submit your abstracts to @datasatsto.se. Beautiful early-summer Stockholm awaits!
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Hopeful - Iβll take it!
01.01.2026 19:18 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Sounds perfect - happy new year!
31.12.2025 22:34 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Well said - hope to see you in some part of the world next year!
31.12.2025 21:22 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0SQL Server 2025 introduces advancements in performance, security, and AI-ready capabilities. This guide walks you through the full installation process of #SQLServer2025 and #SSMS22 to create a practice environment to test the new features.
sqlmct.com/create-a-sql...
Hey @nyspurs.bsky.social - Iβll be in the city from Lexington, KY Spurs on Sunday for Palace. What time will doors open at Flanneryβs?
26.12.2025 14:06 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0All I want for Christmas is your session abstracts for @datasatsto.se
I mean, technically before January 17th, but it would also make a really, really nice Christmas present. Just saying.
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Lots of folks walking into an airing of grievances this holiday seasonβ¦happy Festivus to those celebrating (intentionally or not)!
23.12.2025 13:36 β π 6 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Honestly one of my favorite cast members ever, I think. Sappy sendoff, but Iβm here for it.
21.12.2025 06:00 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0XeSmartTarget 2.0.6 is out! Now supports Azure AD Authentication.
Check it out: github.com/spaghettidba... #sqlserver
If you are wondering, what is Fabric IQ, why should we use it, how do we use it, and what can it do? Then this is for you!
I applied my knowledge of agents to understand actions we could take, Chris added insight on ontologies & how they benefit us, Mark & Dan followed up with great questions.
Wednesday Wisdom: You can bring your own model (BYOM) to GitHub Copilot in SSMS with your personal subscription.
Also, we released SSMS 22.1 yesterday!
techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/sqlserv...
6 days left to submit for Call for Speakers for Power BI Deep DIve!
CFS closes 15/12-25 at 23:59 CET
#powerbi #analytics
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I made it to the Illinois state spelling bee and then went out on sudoriferousβ¦then me misspelling that word was part of the βhighlightβ package shown on the WGN News that night. Not my favorite childhood memory! π
04.12.2025 15:44 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Reminder - if you are going, make sure to add this to your calendar! See you all there!
#datawit #passdatasummit
Thatβs the same face I make every morning after I check the news on my phone.
19.11.2025 17:23 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0SQL Server 2025 is now GA. You can read about it in my @redmondit.bsky.social column here:
redmondmag.com/articles/202...
Licensing is the same as it was before, just lots of neat stuff. (Hint do a control+F on "standard") #Sqlserver2025 #msignite #azuresql