Principal Field Solutions Architect @ Pure Storage Microsoft Data Platform MVP and Docker Captain I help organise EightKB and Data Céilí He/Himhttps://bsky.app/profile/dbafromthecold.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/dbafromthecold.com/post/3mq2q2zhgnl24Had a great time on MVP Unplugged talking about how to use the AI features of SQL 2025 to build my Burrito Bot! #sqlserver https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_HgYZ2Zl9I07 Jul 2026 13:38 +0000at://did:plc:a2l7er2xbeevxeuticmppiyo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2q2zhgnl24https://bsky.app/profile/dbafromthecold.com/post/3modo7at6dq2hNew blog post... EightKB 2026 schedule and registration EightKB is baaaaaaaaaaaaaaack! https://dbafromthecold.com/2026/06/15/eightkb-2026-schedule-and-registration/15 Jun 2026 16:08 +0000at://did:plc:a2l7er2xbeevxeuticmppiyo/app.bsky.feed.post/3modo7at6dq2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/dbafromthecold.com/post/3moaiswiogs23Unwinding after a fantastic @dataceili.bsky.social event A huge thank you to all the speakers, sponsors, and volunteers...you folks are amazing and are what makes the event so great. Céilí will be back next year!14 Jun 2026 09:54 +0000at://did:plc:a2l7er2xbeevxeuticmppiyo/app.bsky.feed.post/3moaiswiogs23https://bsky.app/profile/dbafromthecold.com/post/3mnzdlcqds22rEightKB is back! [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Jun 2026 13:32 +0000at://did:plc:a2l7er2xbeevxeuticmppiyo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnzdlcqds22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/dbafromthecold.com/post/3mnuqner2ec2iSummer in Dublin!09 Jun 2026 17:42 +0000at://did:plc:a2l7er2xbeevxeuticmppiyo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnuqner2ec2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/dbafromthecold.com/post/3mmwa4mgu3x2nKube-PacMan...a KubeInvaders inspired Chaos Enginnering tool to test high availability in Kubernetes!28 May 2026 14:26 +0000at://did:plc:a2l7er2xbeevxeuticmppiyo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmwa4mgu3x2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/dbafromthecold.com/post/3mmvsf2adjj27New blog post! Delving into the different distance metrics for semantic similarity searches in SQL Server 2025 https://dbafromthecold.com/2026/05/28/distance-metrics-for-semantic-similarity-searches-in-sql-server-2025/ #sqlserver #sqlblog #ai #vector28 May 2026 10:21 +0000at://did:plc:a2l7er2xbeevxeuticmppiyo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmvsf2adjj27https://bsky.app/profile/dbafromthecold.com/post/3mmdy42i2sk2mSpeaker here just said anyone who does live demos is a maniac Guess I'm a maniac!21 May 2026 08:15 +0000at://did:plc:a2l7er2xbeevxeuticmppiyo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmdy42i2sk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/dbafromthecold.com/post/3mkcht5cr5c2wFinal day @sqlbits.bsky.social Come join me at 10am in Room 1A where we'll be talking about New Features in SQL Server 2025 (That aren't AI 😂) #sqlbits25 Apr 2026 07:01 +0000at://did:plc:a2l7er2xbeevxeuticmppiyo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkcht5cr5c2whttps://bsky.app/profile/dbafromthecold.com/post/3mjzckt7q4k2eOff to @sqlbits.bsky.social !21 Apr 2026 15:33 +0000at://did:plc:a2l7er2xbeevxeuticmppiyo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzckt7q4k2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/dbafromthecold.com/post/3mjp2ts5omz2bNew blog post - Visualising vectors in high dimensional space #sqlserver #sql2025 #ai #vectors https://dbafromthecold.com/2026/04/17/visualising-vectors-in-high-dimensional-space/17 Apr 2026 13:48 +0000at://did:plc:a2l7er2xbeevxeuticmppiyo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjp2ts5omz2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/dbafromthecold.com/post/3mi23z44owx2ghaha, new blog post... The Burrito Bot: AI-Powered Search in SQL Server 2025 This post details, from the ground up, how to perform searches over embeddings in SQL 2025...to provide burrito recommendations in Ireland! (at last...something useful built with AI) https://dbafromthecold.com/2026/03/27/the-burrito-bot-ai-powered-search-in-sql-server-2025/27 Mar 2026 12:18 +0000at://did:plc:a2l7er2xbeevxeuticmppiyo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi23z44owx2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/dbafromthecold.com/post/3mhy4jsb3ws2oOk I think my blood pressure is back down to normal after that26 Mar 2026 17:22 +0000at://did:plc:a2l7er2xbeevxeuticmppiyo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhy4jsb3ws2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/dbafromthecold.com/post/3mhxinir5v22iArgh, so I installed a plugin on my site which apparently converted my wordpress site to a "plugin enabled" site....which has broken all code formatting on ALL my posts...26 Mar 2026 11:26 +0000at://did:plc:a2l7er2xbeevxeuticmppiyo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhxinir5v22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/dbafromthecold.com/post/3mhdrb3mpxy2zEightKB is back for 2026! The largest online SQL Server internals conference is coming on August 20th...and the CFP is open! Calling all you experts out there...fancy talking at the online SQL Server conference? :-) https://dbafromthecold.com/2026/03/18/eightkb-2026/18 Mar 2026 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:a2l7er2xbeevxeuticmppiyo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhdrb3mpxy2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/dbafromthecold.com/post/3mh27c5sxvk2lTo everyone at Data Saturday Chicago, thank you so much! Hope my session was useful!14 Mar 2026 19:51 +0000at://did:plc:a2l7er2xbeevxeuticmppiyo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh27c5sxvk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/dbafromthecold.com/post/3mgwp7vsnvk2pOn our way over to Data Saturday Chicago!13 Mar 2026 10:26 +0000at://did:plc:a2l7er2xbeevxeuticmppiyo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgwp7vsnvk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/dbafromthecold.com/post/3mguuejwhe226About to do the first public presentation on The Burrito Bot! Oh I hope this all works...12 Mar 2026 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:a2l7er2xbeevxeuticmppiyo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mguuejwhe226https://bsky.app/profile/dbafromthecold.com/post/3mgid6mc2cs2sStill adding to the stickers07 Mar 2026 17:13 +0000at://did:plc:a2l7er2xbeevxeuticmppiyo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgid6mc2cs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/dbafromthecold.com/post/3mgi6xhisdc2vAbsolute madness I love the six nations #SCOvFRA07 Mar 2026 15:57 +0000at://did:plc:a2l7er2xbeevxeuticmppiyo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgi6xhisdc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/dbafromthecold.com/post/3mfuautquac2xWoooooooooooo!27 Feb 2026 17:38 +0000at://did:plc:a2l7er2xbeevxeuticmppiyo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfuautquac2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/dbafromthecold.com/post/3mfl7xljlbk2wWooooo I've created a web app in Azure that's so secure no-one can access it24 Feb 2026 03:28 +0000at://did:plc:a2l7er2xbeevxeuticmppiyo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfl7xljlbk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/dbafromthecold.com/post/3mff2fbvnuc2mGreat performance by Ireland!21 Feb 2026 16:32 +0000at://did:plc:a2l7er2xbeevxeuticmppiyo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mff2fbvnuc2m