Lee & Rick's has been around since 1950 and it doesn't look like much has changed in that time. That's just the way I like it. My friends Juan, Dan Taylor (Twitter | @DBABulldog), Brad Schacht (Twitter | @BradleySchacht), and myself had a great time.
That wasn't the only thing going on this past weekend as it was also Super Bowl day. That's sports ball for the non-sports followers. The one day of the year that even non-sports ball fans will at least watch the game to see some of the best commercials we will get all year. Not to mention the halftime show is always amazing. It did not disappoint! The game was incredible, two amazing teams playing their hearts out. Or as I would translate to my friend Buck Woody (Twitter | @BuckWoodyMSFT), one sports ball team sports balled better than the other sports ball team. Which is fairly normal.
On to the show!
Tuesday 2-7-2023
On Tuesday we had iAsia Brown (Twitter | @TechPicasso) Producer at X-Box Game Studios Publishing on the show! Neeraj had won and was the host this week. Our topic was Diversity and Inclusion. iAsia is a brilliant, wonderful, amazing human being. She is a Veteran of the US Airforce & the Marine Corps. and we THANK her for her service! Our discussions were wide ranging, poignant, and incredibly valuable.
I understand that this topic could be a trigger to many people because of current events. If that is the case please take the time to watch this show. When we make things better for everyone we open them up to have an amazing experience. Inclusivity opens new markets and individuals to capitalistic opportunities that they may not otherwise have access to.
If you feel I'm wrong, its not hard to find me and I am open to your feedback.
Wednesday 2-8-2023
On Wednesday we dropped our second February video for our MS Tech Bits! Neeraj Jhaveri (Twitter | @nodestreamio) and Andres Padilla (Twitter | @neeraj_jhaveri) share with us the Tips & Tricks for Azure Data Lake Gen 1 to Gen 2 Migrations.
This topic is a big deal! Andres worked with the PG to develop the program and work with some of our largest customers in the world to migrate off of ADLS Gen 1 to ADLS Gen 2. He and Neeraj share their experience and many links that will help you through this journey. Speaking of which, if this is a situations where you find yourself or your company finds itself, then you should DEFINITELY be working with our team Azure FastTrack CXP. We are a complimentary Product Group in Azure Engineering that works directly with customers on their move or adoption to Azure. Here's a link to a video on how you can engage with us!
Thursday 2-9-2023
On Thursday we had our Community Round Table featuring incredible content from you the community.
I could write more about what we did on the show but I'd rather share all the amazing content that we covered in the order of appearance:
Neeraj
• What is Diversity & Inclusion? - Global Diversity Practice by Global Diversity Practice Twitter @gdptweets
Bradley
• Microsoft’s commitment to the data community By Jeremy Kadlec Twitter @MSSQLTips
Andres
• The elephant in the room: How to write PySpark Unit Tests by Prashanth Xavier
Josh
• Structured Streaming in Synapse Spark by Ryan J Adams Twitter @ryanjadams
Neeraj
• Bing With AI: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Why Search Is Changed Forever by Joanna Stern Twitter @JoannaStern
Bradley
• Resolving Azure Data Studio's Identity Crises by Frank Boucher & Erin Stellato Twitter @fboucheros @erinstellato
Andres
• Combining the power of Optimum, OpenVINO™, ONNX Runtime, and Azure by The AI Show Live (Cassie Breviu, Akhila Vidiyala, Devang Aggarwal)
Josh
• SQL Server on Linux Install - The Basics by Phil Ekins Twitter @SQLPhilUK
Neeraj
• Black History Month: Why we celebrate it in February : NPR by Scott Neuman Twitter @ScottNeumanNPR
Bradley
• Sessions and Speakers by Numbers (SQLBits 2023!) By Rob Sewell Twitter @sqldbawithbeard
Andres
• Creating Azure Monitor alerts for Cosmos (and other databases) queries by Andre Dewes
Josh
• SQL Server Transactional Replication by Gareth Newman
WRAP IT UP
We hope you will all join us this week, on Tuesday we have a BIG guest. No spoilers on who won and will be the host, but the one and only Patrick LeBlanc (Twitter | @PatrickDBA) from Guy in a Cube on the program on Tuesday at 1 pm EST.
I've known Patrick for well over a decade at this point in my life. He's an incredibly man and I cannot wait for the conversation!
Don't forget we will have another MS Tech Bit this Wednesday and as always the Community Round table will be live on Thursday.
We hope to see you there. And as always Dear Reader, Thank you for stopping by.
Thanks,
Brad
