Arvind Shyamsundar

YouTube video by Microsoft Developer Inside Hyperscale elastic pools: 5 Key Insights | Data Exposed

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!

Elastic Pools SKU recommendations in DMS Automation - Azure Powershell and CLI | Microsoft Community Hub We are excited to announce the addition of Azure SQL Database Elastic Pools (Elastic Pools) SKU recommendation in Azure Data Migration Service (DMS)...

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

Black and white flyer with does your child have a 504 plan or IEP at school? Those rights are currently in danger. Bullet point examples and two qr codes to follow to explainer and action items about 504 and DoED

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...

A barn owl flying, looking at the camera

Now, this is a #superbowl picture

And that's a wrap for Thursday Night Punting...

Thank you. I will watch it soon.

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

A screenshot of PayPal's terms of service. Big wall of legalese text, which I will be pasting in below. You don't need to read it, here's the important part: "The key update to the Privacy Statement explains how we will share information with merchants to personalize your shopping experience and recommend our services to you. Personal information we disclose includes, for example, products, preferences, sizes, and styles we think you’ll like. Information gathered about you after the effective date of our updated Privacy Statement, November 27, 2024, will be shared with participating stores where you shop." Here's the whole paragraph: We are updating our Privacy Statement to explain how, starting early Summer 2025, we will share information to help improve your shopping experience and make it more personalized for you. The key update to the Privacy Statement explains how we will share information with merchants to personalize your shopping experience and recommend our services to you. Personal information we disclose includes, for example, products, preferences, sizes, and styles we think you’ll like. Information gathered about you after the effective date of our updated Privacy Statement, November 27, 2024, will be shared with participating stores where you shop, unless you live in California, North Dakota, or Vermont. For PayPal customers in California, North Dakota, or Vermont, we’ll only share your information with those merchants if you tell us to do so. No matter where you live, you’ll always be able to exercise your right to opt out of this data sharing by updating your preference settings in your account under “Data and Privacy.”

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.

HIFLD <span>Led by the DHS Geospatial Management Office, HIFLD curates and provides access to geospatial data on U.S. critical infrastructure.</span>

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

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The Book of CP-System v1.0
Free pdfs, high-quality 80g premium color prints, PlayStore, and source code are now available.
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Current status - Importing 17 years of Tweets into BlueSky github.com/marcomaroni-... (minus replies and RT's and dumb stuff)

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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!

YouTube video by John Morehouse Implement a RAG Solution Using Azure SQL Database

🚨 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.
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I add a // in the CC section. That prevents an accidental send at least in Outlook.

Search bluesky.ms Use this page to search for the Microsoft community on bluesky.ms.

🦋 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! 🙏

Great meeting you this week, safe travels!

AlmaLinux booth at All Things Open 2024 in Raleigh, North Carolina.

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!

Watch the free livestream during PASS Data Community Summit 2024 - PASS Data Community Summit Following a successful launch last year, we’re pleased to announce that we’ll be livestreaming 17...

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!

Then I will be part of a breakout session on Friday November 8
10:30 AM-11:45 AM.

Hoping to meet many SQL community members this week!

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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.
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