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AI and ChatGPT are all the rage these days. Seems like around every corner is another break-through in how we interact with data, regardless of if that data is structured or un-structured. In my latest video, I dive into implementing a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) solution using Azure SQL Database! This […]
After a long hiatus of not blogging, I’m trying to get back into writing. So, to kick it off first thing in 2024, I’m speaking! I’m honored to have been selected to speak at SQL Bits 2024. The conference runs from Tuesday March 19th through Saturday March 23rd. It’s being held […]
Did you know that you can deploy native VMWare virtual machines into Azure? Yeah, I didn’t either until earlier this month. Expanding VMWare If you are running VMware current in your on-premises, this solution would allow you to create a VMware cluster using dedicated Azure resources. These resources are based […]
In this post, I discuss about not forgetting to allow for additional head room when planning out new hardware, especially for HA/DR needs.
Sometimes what you have just isn’t enough to get the job done. In certain workloads, having additional CPU might be beneficial for the immediate workload, especially when discussing SQL Server. In the old days, dynamcially adding more CPU horsepower wasn’t an option unless you magically had another physical server with […]
In today’s modern world, virtualization is often used to help mitigate cost as well as to provide flexibility in scaling for performance workloads. It’s very easy to scale a virtual machine with a few mouse clicks and a brief outage while it reboots. If you are running VMWare on-premises, this […]
Synology has a wide range of capabilities but sometimes it still falls short. In a previous post, I mentioned moving existing virtual machines to my Synology DS920+. The movement of the virtual machines required configuring the virtual machine locally on my laptop and then subsequently moving the “bundle” to the […]