Long term Microsoft Data Platform MVP and RDhttps://bsky.app/profile/greglow.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/greglow.bsky.social/post/3mk2pojrjqz2dSQL Server: SQLCMD mode and batch separators https://blog.greglow.com/2026/04/22/sql-sqlcmd-mode-and-batch-separators/22 Apr 2026 05:00 +0000at://did:plc:2scxvjky2t4uckb7h75ugdnd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk2pojrjqz2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/greglow.bsky.social/post/3mjy77m6uss23Fabric RTI 101: Snapshot Windows https://blog.greglow.com/2026/04/21/fabric-rti-101-snapshot/21 Apr 2026 05:00 +0000at://did:plc:2scxvjky2t4uckb7h75ugdnd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjy77m6uss23https://bsky.app/profile/greglow.bsky.social/post/3mjvoqq47px2cGeneral: Crocodiles know much more than we think https://blog.greglow.com/2026/04/20/general-crocodiles-know-much-more-than-we-think/20 Apr 2026 05:00 +0000at://did:plc:2scxvjky2t4uckb7h75ugdnd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjvoqq47px2chttps://bsky.app/profile/greglow.bsky.social/post/3mjt6brlvpp2nFabric RTI 101: Hopping Windows https://blog.greglow.com/2026/04/19/fabric-rti-101-hopping/19 Apr 2026 05:00 +0000at://did:plc:2scxvjky2t4uckb7h75ugdnd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjt6brlvpp2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/greglow.bsky.social/post/3mjqnsu2nto2pSSRS and Fabric Paginated Reports: Avoid Hiding T-SQL in Reports https://blog.greglow.com/2026/04/18/ssrs-and-fabric-paginated-reports-avoid-hiding-t-sql-in-reports/18 Apr 2026 05:00 +0000at://did:plc:2scxvjky2t4uckb7h75ugdnd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjqnsu2nto2phttps://bsky.app/profile/greglow.bsky.social/post/3mjo5dxao2o2iFabric RTI 101: Session Windows https://blog.greglow.com/2026/04/17/fabric-rti-101-session/17 Apr 2026 05:00 +0000at://did:plc:2scxvjky2t4uckb7h75ugdnd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjo5dxao2o2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/greglow.bsky.social/post/3mjlmveioni2jOpinion: Passwords as a concept are completely broken https://blog.greglow.com/2026/04/16/opinion-passwords-as-a-concept-are-completely-broken/16 Apr 2026 05:00 +0000at://did:plc:2scxvjky2t4uckb7h75ugdnd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjlmveioni2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/greglow.bsky.social/post/3mjj4fzpakd22Fabric RTI 101: Sliding Windows https://blog.greglow.com/2026/04/15/fabric-rti-101-sliding/15 Apr 2026 05:00 +0000at://did:plc:2scxvjky2t4uckb7h75ugdnd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjj4fzpakd22https://bsky.app/profile/greglow.bsky.social/post/3mjgly6xgvs2pSQL Interview 113: Missing tempdb files https://blog.greglow.com/2026/04/14/sql-interview-113-missing-tempdb-files/14 Apr 2026 05:01 +0000at://did:plc:2scxvjky2t4uckb7h75ugdnd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjgly6xgvs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/greglow.bsky.social/post/3mje3ilmmvl2lFabric RTI 101: Tumbling https://blog.greglow.com/2026/04/13/fabric-rti-101-tumbling/13 Apr 2026 05:00 +0000at://did:plc:2scxvjky2t4uckb7h75ugdnd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mje3ilmmvl2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/greglow.bsky.social/post/3mjbkz5e7j22vSQL Server: Calling a Scalar UDF with EXEC https://blog.greglow.com/2026/04/12/sql-calling-a-scalar-udf-with-exec/12 Apr 2026 05:00 +0000at://did:plc:2scxvjky2t4uckb7h75ugdnd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjbkz5e7j22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/greglow.bsky.social/post/3mj72kvjk2u2oFabric RTI 101: Applying Temporal Windows https://blog.greglow.com/2026/04/11/fabric-rti-101-applying-temporal-windows/11 Apr 2026 05:00 +0000at://did:plc:2scxvjky2t4uckb7h75ugdnd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj72kvjk2u2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/greglow.bsky.social/post/3mj4k3nbxxa2pSQL Server: EXEC AS User on EXEC Statements https://blog.greglow.com/2026/04/10/sql-exec-as-user-on-exec-statements/10 Apr 2026 05:00 +0000at://did:plc:2scxvjky2t4uckb7h75ugdnd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj4k3nbxxa2phttps://bsky.app/profile/greglow.bsky.social/post/3mizzmo5wuw2yFabric RTI 101: Grouping https://blog.greglow.com/2026/04/09/fabric-rti-101-grouping/09 Apr 2026 05:00 +0000at://did:plc:2scxvjky2t4uckb7h75ugdnd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mizzmo5wuw2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/greglow.bsky.social/post/3mixj6pla232aSDU Tools: List User Heap Tables in SQL Server https://blog.greglow.com/2026/04/08/sdu-tools-list-user-heap-tables-in-sql-server/08 Apr 2026 05:01 +0000at://did:plc:2scxvjky2t4uckb7h75ugdnd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mixj6pla232ahttps://bsky.app/profile/greglow.bsky.social/post/3miuyotjbcv2uFabric RTI 101: Joining with Other Data Sets https://blog.greglow.com/2026/04/07/fabric-rti-101-joining-with-other-data-sets/07 Apr 2026 05:00 +0000at://did:plc:2scxvjky2t4uckb7h75ugdnd/app.bsky.feed.post/3miuyotjbcv2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/greglow.bsky.social/post/3misia57utc26SDU Tools: Nepali Date Processing in SQL Server T-SQL https://blog.greglow.com/2026/04/06/sdu-tools-nepali-date-processing-in-sql-server-t-sql/06 Apr 2026 05:00 +0000at://did:plc:2scxvjky2t4uckb7h75ugdnd/app.bsky.feed.post/3misia57utc26https://bsky.app/profile/greglow.bsky.social/post/3mipxrctun52rFabric RTI 101: Aggregating https://blog.greglow.com/2026/04/05/fabric-rti-101-aggregating/05 Apr 2026 05:00 +0000at://did:plc:2scxvjky2t4uckb7h75ugdnd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mipxrctun52rhttps://bsky.app/profile/greglow.bsky.social/post/3mindw7lfgz26SDU Tools: Token Set Similarity in SQL Server T-SQL https://blog.greglow.com/2026/04/04/sdu-tools-token-set-similarity-in-sql-server-t-sql/04 Apr 2026 04:00 +0000at://did:plc:2scxvjky2t4uckb7h75ugdnd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mindw7lfgz26https://bsky.app/profile/greglow.bsky.social/post/3mikthwjh5z2cFabric RTI 101: Managing Fields https://blog.greglow.com/2026/04/03/fabric-rti-101-managing-fields/03 Apr 2026 04:00 +0000at://did:plc:2scxvjky2t4uckb7h75ugdnd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mikthwjh5z2chttps://bsky.app/profile/greglow.bsky.social/post/3miieltqnkp2cJust finished the new Microsoft Learn course for the DP-800 exam. Quite a lot of content. Really wish I had the option to submit corrections directly via pull requests though. Still contains many errors, typos, and misconceptions. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/training/courses/dp-800t0002 Apr 2026 04:28 +0000at://did:plc:2scxvjky2t4uckb7h75ugdnd/app.bsky.feed.post/3miieltqnkp2chttps://bsky.app/profile/greglow.bsky.social/post/3miicywndki26SDU Tools: Normalize for Search in SQL Server T-SQL https://blog.greglow.com/2026/04/02/sdu-tools-normalize-for-search-in-sql-server-t-sql/02 Apr 2026 04:00 +0000at://did:plc:2scxvjky2t4uckb7h75ugdnd/app.bsky.feed.post/3miicywndki26https://bsky.app/profile/greglow.bsky.social/post/3miglyr7qks24Online course updates today: New JSON index content in our Advanced T-SQL course. New content on the Azure and Fabric SQL DB vector index enhancements and the changes to the TOP_N syntax in our Using AI Features in SQL Server 2025 course. sqldownunder.com https://sqldownunder.com01 Apr 2026 11:36 +0000at://did:plc:2scxvjky2t4uckb7h75ugdnd/app.bsky.feed.post/3miglyr7qks24https://bsky.app/profile/greglow.bsky.social/post/3mifsjyzve42yFabric RTI 101: Filtering https://blog.greglow.com/2026/04/01/fabric-rti-101-filtering/01 Apr 2026 04:00 +0000at://did:plc:2scxvjky2t4uckb7h75ugdnd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mifsjyzve42yhttps://bsky.app/profile/greglow.bsky.social/post/3mifc75yybs2rWas just reading a discussion thread where someone mistyped "sign in options" as "sing in options". Now that would be an interesting option for biometric identification. Not great for others in the room though.31 Mar 2026 23:08 +0000at://did:plc:2scxvjky2t4uckb7h75ugdnd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mifc75yybs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/greglow.bsky.social/post/3midc3d76g22cSDU Tools: LevenshteinDistance in SQL Server T-SQL https://blog.greglow.com/2026/03/31/sdu-tools-levenshtein-distance-in-sql-server-t-sql/31 Mar 2026 04:00 +0000at://did:plc:2scxvjky2t4uckb7h75ugdnd/app.bsky.feed.post/3midc3d76g22chttps://bsky.app/profile/greglow.bsky.social/post/3miarmpehdw2cFabric RTI 101: Ingestion Modes https://blog.greglow.com/2026/03/30/fabric-rti-101-ingestion-modes/30 Mar 2026 04:00 +0000at://did:plc:2scxvjky2t4uckb7h75ugdnd/app.bsky.feed.post/3miarmpehdw2chttps://bsky.app/profile/greglow.bsky.social/post/3mi6b5dpsws2cSDU Tools: Jaro Winkler Similarity in SQL Server T-SQL https://blog.greglow.com/2026/03/29/sdu-tools-jaro-winkler-similarity-in-sql-server-t-sql/29 Mar 2026 04:00 +0000at://did:plc:2scxvjky2t4uckb7h75ugdnd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi6b5dpsws2chttps://bsky.app/profile/greglow.bsky.social/post/3mi3qolxsou2cFabric RTI 101: What are Event Schema Sets ? https://blog.greglow.com/2026/03/28/fabric-rti-101-what-are-event-schema-sets/28 Mar 2026 04:00 +0000at://did:plc:2scxvjky2t4uckb7h75ugdnd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi3qolxsou2chttps://bsky.app/profile/greglow.bsky.social/post/3mhza7uxffl27SDU Tools: Formatting Bytes in SQL Server T-SQL https://blog.greglow.com/2026/03/27/sdu-tools-formatting-bytes-in-sql-server-t-sql/27 Mar 2026 04:00 +0000at://did:plc:2scxvjky2t4uckb7h75ugdnd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhza7uxffl27