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A Very Cool Benefit in SSMS 21

Posted on December 11, 2024 by way0utwest

I saw a post from Erin that Preview 2 is available. I’d gotten a message when I started SSMS v21 this morning, but got distracted. I made a short video showing me getting the update, which is way, way easier … Continue reading →

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Computer Algebra

Posted on November 25, 2024 by way0utwest

I was a bit of a math nerd in high school and college. Some of you might have been as well, but I took advanced math all through high school, culminating with AP Calculus as a senior with 11 other … Continue reading →

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New SQL Server 2022 Functions

Posted on November 22, 2024 by way0utwest

At the recent 2024 PASS Data Community Summit, I saw a lightning talk from Mikey Bronowski on the New T-SQL Functions in SQL Server 2022.  Before the talk, I made a joke with him that none of these were new … Continue reading →

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The Stretch Database Retirement

Posted on July 10, 2024 by way0utwest

Stretch Database is finally going away. It is being retired. It was deprecated on Nov 16, 2022, from SQL Server 2022. Effective Jul 9, 2024, the supporting Azure service is retired. I saw this in an announcement on Jul 3, … Continue reading →

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