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/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/3mff2fbvnuc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/dbafromthecold.com/post/3mfcezn2i6n23Fun post for a Friday....a little tweak to VS Code for presenting https://dbafromthecold.com/2026/02/20/presenting-with-visual-studio-code/ #sqlserver #presenting #conferences20 Feb 2026 15:05 +0000at://did:plc:a2l7er2xbeevxeuticmppiyo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfcezn2i6n23https://bsky.app/profile/dbafromthecold.com/post/3mer6jzt7b22nWinter Olympics > Summer Olympics13 Feb 2026 18:53 +0000at://did:plc:a2l7er2xbeevxeuticmppiyo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mer6jzt7b22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/dbafromthecold.com/post/3mej3lvrfoz25Of all the things I never thought I have to deal with... dealing with a pissed off little cat because the cat food company changed the ingredients in her favourite treats and she now no longer likes them...and blames me10 Feb 2026 13:39 +0000at://did:plc:a2l7er2xbeevxeuticmppiyo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mej3lvrfoz25https://bsky.app/profile/dbafromthecold.com/post/3me5bojwycc2eOh yay, the Six Nations has started05 Feb 2026 20:56 +0000at://did:plc:a2l7er2xbeevxeuticmppiyo/app.bsky.feed.post/3me5bojwycc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/dbafromthecold.com/post/3mdunoia4y22kAnd that's it...the Data Ceili 2026 call for speakers is closed. MASSIVE thank you to everyone who has submitted...we will start the selection process and let you all know asap (this is the WORST part of running a conference)02 Feb 2026 10:37 +0000at://did:plc:a2l7er2xbeevxeuticmppiyo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdunoia4y22khttps://bsky.app/profile/dbafromthecold.com/post/3mdpw46wtes2uData Ceili call for speakers closes tonight! Come and speak at the amazing Trinity College in Dublin! https://sessionize.com/data-ceili-2026/31 Jan 2026 13:25 +0000at://did:plc:a2l7er2xbeevxeuticmppiyo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdpw46wtes2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/dbafromthecold.com/post/3mdi63ddrkm2z3 days to go until the CfP for Data Ceili closes! Fancy speaking at the amazing Trinity College in Dublin? https://sessionize.com/data-ceili-2026 #sqlserver #fabric #sql2025 #powerbi28 Jan 2026 11:26 +0000at://did:plc:a2l7er2xbeevxeuticmppiyo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdi63ddrkm2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/dbafromthecold.com/post/3md6uvy6fbk24Very cool....booting from a vinyl record https://boginjr.com/it/sw/dev/vinyl-boot/24 Jan 2026 18:48 +0000at://did:plc:a2l7er2xbeevxeuticmppiyo/app.bsky.feed.post/3md6uvy6fbk24