Data Masking with Azure Databricks
“Alice: Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?The Cheshire Cat: That depends a good deal on where you want to get to.”— Lewis...
2025-01-24 (first published: 2025-01-13)
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Blog Posts
Challenges Enterprises Face When Adopting AI
The post Challenges Enterprises Face When Adopting AI appeared first on Joyful Craftsmen.
2025-01-22 (first published: 2025-01-14)
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PASS Summit 2024 – A new experience
I attended the PASS Data Community Summit held in Seattle in person this year after a long gap of 4 years and after RedGate software took over running the...
2025-01-22 (first published: 2025-01-13)
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The Data API Builder Start and Add Extensions in VS Code
One of the things that I like about the Data API Builder (DAB) is that there is a lot of CLI work that can be done. However, lots of...
2025-01-22
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Implement a RAG Solution Using Azure SQL Database
AI and ChatGPT are all the rage these days. Seems like around every corner is another break-through in how we interact with data, regardless of if that data is...
2025-01-20 (first published: 2024-11-01)
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The pros and cons of self-service BI: What every industry leader should know
The post The pros and cons of self-service BI: What every industry leader should know appeared first on Joyful Craftsmen.
2025-01-20 (first published: 2024-11-04)
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How to Learn SQL Without Quitting Your Day Job
Juggling meetings, deadlines, and family? Yeah, learning SQL might seem like climbing Mount Everest in flip-flops. But guess what? You absolutely can become an SQL whiz without sacrificing your...
2025-01-19
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SQL Server 2025
Microsoft announced on November 2024 a preview for SQL Server 2025 another major release /revolution from Microsoft SQL Server prospect, including – AI Buildin’, as AI plays an important...
2025-01-19
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Advice I Like: Apologies
How to apologize: quickly, specifically, sincerely. Don’t ruin an apology with an excuse – from Excellent Advice for Living This is great advice. I remember myself often saying “I’m...
2025-01-17
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Build a Serverless Todo App With AWS, Pulumi, and Python
Try this step-by-step guide to build and deploy a scalable serverless app that’s accessible through a RESTful API.Developers charged with building modern, scalable applications often face the burden of having...
2025-01-17
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Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #192: What career risks have you taken?
By James Serra
I’m honored to be hosting T-SQL Tuesday — edition #192. For those who may...
AI: Blog a Day – Day 3: LLM Models – Open Source vs Closed Source
By Vinay Thakur
Continuing from Day 2 , we learned introduction on Generative AI and Agentic AI,...
How to Parameterize Fabric Linked Services in Azure Data Factory for Azure Devops Deployment
Quite the title, so let me set the stage first. You have an Azure...
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A Quick Restore
While doing some testing of an application, I wanted to reset my environment after doing some testing with this code:
USE DNRTest BACKUP DATABASE DNRTest TO DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' GO /* Bunch of stuff tested here */RESTORE DATABASE DNRTest FROM DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' WITH REPLACEWhat happens if this runs, assuming the "bunch of stuff" isn't anything affecting the instance. See possible answers