Procure SQL’s Weekly Digest – February 28, 2024!


Here are some news, videos, tips, and links the Procure SQL team would like to share!

Scan vs. Seek

The most straightforward example explains the difference between a scan and a seek in execution plans.

Data Engineering with Notebooks

Watch Justin’s seven-minute video on loading and transforming data in Microsoft Fabric.

Is Tableau Dead?

Yes and No. The future looks mixed.

Most Recent Issues

The work done by DBAs and Data professionals is all over the map.

Apple Electric Car

Apple pulled the plug on their Apple electric vehicle.

Should you always listen to data?

The answer is a resounding NO!

The Wheel of Misfortune

Skyscanner used this game to increase engineers’ confidence in incident management with Open Telemetry. Learn how to ingest your application’s telemetry data into Azure Monitor.

Performance Testing

Ensure a consistent and reliable user experience with Azure Load Testing.

Maximize Your Savings with SQL Server

Are you using these options to develop or test for free or with substantial cost savings?

Free Azure and SQL Server Training in Austin, Texas!

On Saturday, March 9, 2024, SQL Saturday will be coming to Austin, Texas. SQL Saturday is a free training day around SQL Server, Azure, and the Microsoft Data Platform. If you want lunch, it’s $20. We will also have two all-day deep dive training classes on performance tuning and Microsoft Analytics on Friday, March 8, 2024, for $125.

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Data Engineering with Notebooks in Seven Minutes

Checkout this quick video to see how you can start to load and transform your data with notebooks. Data Engineering with Microsoft Fabric becomes easier once you understand how to leverage notebooks to your advantage.

If you are in Austin Texas on March 8 & 9, 2024 don’t miss SQL Saturday Ausin where you can learn more about Microsoft Fabric, PowerBI, SQL Server and more.

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Procure SQL’s Weekly Digest – February 21, 2024!

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Here are some news, videos, tips, and links the Procure SQL team would like to share!

Near Zero Downtime Migrations

Near zero downtime migrations are why Azure SQL Databases can be a subscriber for transactional replication.

Habits of Effective Data Leaders

How many of these seven effective habits do you see at your job?

AI Coming for Your Job?

Maybe. Regardless, let your skills, quality of work, and service to others define who you are.

Air Canada Chatbot Lawsuit

Air Canada lost a lawsuit claiming the airline should not be liable for their chatbot’s misleading information.

Testing and Bug Fixes

We hope this is different from how you do testing or bug fixes.

Offload Workload to Availability Group Replicas

Learn about temporary statistics on your secondary replicas. See how to enable Query Store for secondary replicas with SQL Server 2022.

Serverless for Hyperscale in Azure SQL Database

These are things to know before you jump into Serverless for Hyperscale. Serverless auto-pausing and resuming in Hyperscale are not currently available. The provisioned compute tier may be less expensive if CPU or memory usage is high enough and sustained long enough.

Free Azure and SQL Server Training in Austin, Texas!

On Saturday, March 9, 2024, SQL Saturday will be coming to Austin, Texas. This is a free training day around SQL Server, Azure, and the Microsoft Data Platform. If you would like lunch to be provided, it’s $20. We will also have two all-day deep dive training classes on performance tuning and Microsoft Analytics on Friday, March 8, 2024, for $125.

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Procure SQL’s Weekly Digest – February 14, 2024!

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Here is some news, videos, tips, and links the Procure SQL team would like to share!

Procure SQL made it out to their first trade show of 2024! Justin, Kon and John were at SQL Saturday Atlanta BI on February 10th.

Justin Cunningham gave a talk on Data Catalog: Visualizing Your Data Sprawl. John Sterrett gave a talk on Things to Know Before Going Independent.

The team is excited to be back on April 20th for SQL Saturday Atlanta. You can also catch them at SQL Saturday Austin on March 10th.

Procure SQL Sponsored SQL Saturday Atlanta BI on February 10, 2024. Justin Cunningham talked about Data Sprawl and Managing Your Metadata.
Justin Cunningham talked about Data Sprawl and Managing Your Metadata.
Procure SQL Team sponsored SQL Saturday Atlanta BI on February 10, 2024. Kon Melamud, John Sterrett, and Justin Cunningham had a great time meeting everyone.
Procure SQL Team sponsored SQL Saturday Atlanta BI on February 10, 2024. Kon Melamud, John Sterrett, and Justin Cunningham had a great time meeting everyone.

Someone’s Dream Job

Dream of being a researcher for the Microsoft data systems? Good, they’re hiring.

NASA’s Computer Glitch

ever wonder what it’s like to troubleshoot 1970’s tech that’s 15 billion miles away…

Data Sprawl

Interesting editorial about managing your metadata. This challenge gets harder when only 3% of company’s data meets data quality standards.

Power BI Desktop Projects

Martin Schoombee shares how DevOps and Report sharing gets easier with Power BI Desktop Projects. Power BI Desktop projects are going to open up many possibilities.

Microsoft Analytics Overview in Five Minutes

Justin created this video about the personas and tools behind Microsoft’s new shiny analytics tools.

Developers, Developers, Developers…

It’s time to make data the first choice in the technology stack, not an afterthought. Developers’ words not ours. We do agree with them though. 🙂

Working With Others

Aaron Bertrand has a very simple but great tip. Leave it better than you found it.

Free Azure and SQL Server Training in Austin, Texas!

On Saturday, March 9, 2024, SQL Saturday will be coming to Austin, Texas. This is a free training day around SQL Server, Azure, and the Microsoft Data Platform. If you would like lunch to be provided, it’s $20. We will also have two all-day deep dive training classes on performance tuning and Microsoft Analytics on Friday, March 8, 2024, for $125.

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Procure SQL’s Weekly Digest – February 7, 2024!

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Here are some videos, tips, and exciting links the Procure SQL team would like to share!

MLB’s Databases

Have you ever wondered about what MLB teams name their databases? We like “the fish bag,” “ground control,” and “MITT.” What is your favorite one?

Cloud Failures

Most cloud failures are traced back to human mistakes. Have you experienced or seen these top five mistakes?

SQL Server 2022’s New Disaster Recovery Solution

Daniel Taylor from Tales from the Field shares his video on how to set up bidirectional failover for SQL Server 2022 to Managed Instance using the MI Link for free.

State of Database Landscape in 2024

Data management is more complex, and people struggle to support multiple data platforms.

Microsoft Analytics Overview in Five Minutes

Check out this video about the personas and tools behind Microsoft’s new shiny analytics tools.

Win A Free Registration to PASS Conference

Everyone loves to win free stuff. More importantly, this is your opportunity to improve the best Microsoft Data Platform conference!

Power BI Performance Tuning

Eugene Meildinger (Speaking at SQL Saturday Austin) just released his new class. You can watch the first module for free and get the complete course for $100.

Free Azure and SQL Server Training in Austin, Texas!

On Saturday, March 9, 2024, SQL Saturday will be coming to Austin, Texas. This is a free training day around SQL Server, Azure, and the Microsoft Data Platform. If you would like lunch to be provided, it’s $20. We will also have two all-day deep dive training classes on performance tuning and Microsoft Analytics on Friday, March 8, 2024, for $125.

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Microsoft Fabric Overview in Five Minutes

In five minutes, Justin gives you a Microsoft Fabric overview to help you ingest, process, store, monitor, and govern your data with Microsoft’s new analytics tool. He will discuss user personas like Data Engineering and Data Science within Microsoft Fabric and how the personas will use tools like Data Activator, Power BI, Data Factory, Real-Time Analytics, Notebooks, Spark, Lakehouse, and more.

In five minutes, Justin at Procure SQL breaks down how Microsoft Fabric tools help you ingest, process, store, monitor, and govern your data with Microsoft’s new analytics tool.

Got Microsoft Fabric or Analytics Questions?

We would love to discuss your questions from watching this Microsoft Fabric overview video or anything related to the Microsoft Data Platform. Fill out the form below, and we will be in touch soon.

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