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Arvind Shyamsundar @arvisam.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

It was great talking with @analyticanna.bsky.social - we took a quick, but also a reasonably deep dive into #AzureSQL Hyperscale elastic pools. Do take a look when convenient and looking forward to your questions and feedback!

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Inside Hyperscale elastic pools: 5 Key Insights | Data Exposed

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Arvind Shyamsundar @arvisam.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

A significant milestone - enabling customers to migrate to #AzureSQL while ensuring gr8 price / perf. Using elastic pools for migrations ensures both isolation (security) of different workloads, and resource pooling. Read Ajith's blog post for details! techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microso...

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Elastic Pools SKU recommendations in DMS Automation - Azure Powershell and CLI | Microsoft Community Hub

We are excited to announce the addition of Azure SQL Database Elastic Pools (Elastic Pools) SKU recommendation in Azure Data Migration Service (DMS)...

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Dr Greg Low @greglow.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

T-SQL 101: #116 Using Subqueries in SQL Server T-SQL buff.ly/3QfmfBG

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Sara Nović @novicsara.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

News is overwhelming. People offline don't understand what's happening. Their rights are being pulled out from under them. Print out these flyers and take it to the streets. Featuring a QR cosd that links to explainer and action items. www.disability-rights-watch.com/2025/02/12/t...

Black and white flyer with does your child have a 504 plan or IEP at school? Those rights are currently in danger. Bullet point examples and two qr codes to follow to explainer and action items about 504 and DoED

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Rob Sewell He/Him @robsewell.com · 09/02/2025

Now, this is a #superbowl picture

A barn owl flying, looking at the camera

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Mark Russinovich @markrussinovich.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

ZoomIt v9 with LiveDraw is out! Draw and annotate windows and the desktop while you interact with them: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysint...

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Mark Russinovich @markrussinovich.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Working on a new ZoomIt feature I'v always wanted: LiveDraw - draw right on top of the live desktop. Here's a ZoomIt-recorded video of it in action: youtu.be/AIpHlg4MGdI

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camwing @camw.ing · 05/12/2024

In 2025 (less than 30 days away), PayPal will start selling your transaction history for targeted advertising. I very highly recommend logging into your account and going to Settings > Data & Privacy > Personalized Shopping. If you're reading this, turn that off RIGHT NOW before you forget.

A screenshot of PayPal's terms of service. Big wall of legalese text, which I will be pasting in below. You don't need to read it, here's the important part:

"The key update to the Privacy Statement explains how we will share information with merchants to personalize your shopping experience and recommend our services to you. Personal information we disclose includes, for example, products, preferences, sizes, and styles we think you’ll like. Information gathered about you after the effective date of our updated Privacy Statement, November 27, 2024, will be shared with participating stores where you shop."

Here's the whole paragraph:

We are updating our Privacy Statement to explain how, starting early Summer 2025, we will share information to help improve your shopping experience and make it more personalized for you. The key update to the Privacy Statement explains how we will share information with merchants to personalize your shopping experience and recommend our services to you. Personal information we disclose includes, for example, products, preferences, sizes, and styles we think you’ll like. Information gathered about you after the effective date of our updated Privacy Statement, November 27, 2024, will be shared with participating stores where you shop, unless you live in California, North Dakota, or Vermont. For PayPal customers in California, North Dakota, or Vermont, we’ll only share your information with those merchants if you tell us to do so. No matter where you live, you’ll always be able to exercise your right to opt out of this data sharing by updating your preference settings in your account under “Data and Privacy.”

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Fabien Sanglard @fabinou.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Game Engine Black Book: DOOM v1.2 Game Engine Black Book: WOLFENSTEIN 3D v2.2 The Book of CP-System v1.0 Free pdfs, high-quality 80g premium color prints, PlayStore, and source code are now available. fabiensanglard.net/three_books_...

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Scott Hanselman 🌮 @scott.hanselman.com · 15/11/2024

Current status - Importing 17 years of Tweets into BlueSky github.com/marcomaroni-... (minus replies and RT's and dumb stuff)

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Tom Ashbyトムアシュビー @tomaashby.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

Fun fact: If someone quotes a post of yours in a way that is unwelcome (as is commonplace on Twitter/X) there is a tool to combat the unwanted attention. Simply click the three dot menu on the quote post & click "Detach quote". This removes your post from their quote post. Useful to know, do share!

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John Morehouse @sqlrus.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

🚨 In Case You Missed It! 🚨 In my latest video I explored how to implement a RAG solution with Azure SQL Database using my own data for a chatbot interaction! 🔍 Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcAK... 💬 Drop your thoughts in the comments! #ICYMI #AzureSQLDatabase #RAG

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Implement a RAG Solution Using Azure SQL Database

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SwiftOnSecurity @swiftonsecurity.com · 08/11/2024

Wow these Coway HEPA air purifiers are ~$90-off in the off-season, I have FIVE of them. You are not going to find these for $130 new again. Basically the gold standard of this market segment highly recommended fantastic quiet. Cheap aftermarket filters. www.walmart.com/ip/Coway-Air...

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Merill Fernando 💚 @merill.net · 08/11/2024

🦋 Introducing bluesky.ms 👏 = A crowdsourced database of anyone and everyone in the Microsoft community on Bluesky. 👉 Add yourself and anyone you know today 👈 🫂 All are welcome. This is my v1, I'll add options to directly follow from the site itself but first 👇 LET'S FILL IT UP! 🙏

bluesky.ms

Search bluesky.ms

Use this page to search for the Microsoft community on bluesky.ms.

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Christine Hall @brideoflinux.bsky.social · 01/11/2024

AlmaLinux now has a status on Microsoft’s cloud that it shares with only six other Linux distributions. Here’s what it means. On Tuesday th : Azure Grants AlmaLinux Rarefied ‘Endorsed Distribution’ Status buff.ly/3C7kUsS

AlmaLinux booth at All Things Open 2024 in Raleigh, North Carolina.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 07/11/2024

Also, new folks, please know that when it comes to trolls, jerks, chuds and other undesirables here in the sky, we subscribe to the idea of “Don’t Engage, Just Block.” The block function is superpowered and expunges them entirely from your timeline. They hate it! Block with wild abandon! Don’t wait!

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Jes Chapman @grrlgeek.bsky.social · 07/11/2024

Day 2 of #PASSDataSummit! Today I deliver the #WIT Luncheon keynote - Amplify Your Voice: Strategies for Visibility and Influence at Work. I look forward to seeing some of you in the audience! The session will ALSO be live streamed at 12:30 PM PT - passdatacommunitysummit.com/about/news/w...!

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Watch the free livestream during PASS Data Community Summit 2024 - PASS Data Community Summit

Following a successful launch last year, we’re pleased to announce that we’ll be livestreaming 17...

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Arvind Shyamsundar @arvisam.bsky.social · 06/11/2024

Very happy for my colleagues, Aditya Badramraju and Muazma Zahid, who had the opportunity to showcase #AzureSQL #Hyperscale at #PASSDataSummit. Come see us at the #Microsoft booth at the exhibit hall! Apart from the opportunity to talk all things SQL, I have heard there is free swag to be won!

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Arvind Shyamsundar @arvisam.bsky.social · 06/11/2024

Happy and honored to be back at #PASSDataSummit. For most of Wednesday and Thursday, I will be at the Microsoft booth in the exhibit hall on level 2. I will also deliver a quick 15 minutes overview of #AzureSQL #hyperscale elastic pools on Wednesday at 1.30pm Seattle time. 1/2

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Johan Ludvig Brattås @sqlclause.no · 05/11/2024

Just a quick collection - but sure. go.bsky.app/PxShiuH

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Markus Ehrenmüller-Jensen @mehrenmueller.bsky.social · 26/09/2024

Scandinavic Power Hour in Full swing #FabConEurope

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Julian "Jaz" Rignall @jazrignall.bsky.social · 10/05/2024

our occasional reminder that pretty much every video game magazine ever has been scanned and is browsable on @archive.org . It's an incredible resource: archive.org/details/comp... archive.org/details/vide... archive.org/details/comp...

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Arvind Shyamsundar @arvisam.bsky.social · 29/03/2024

Excellent article from @rezarad.bsky.social which helped me understand why CALCULATE([NumberOfDistinctCustomers], PARALLELPERIOD(Dates[Date], -1 , YEAR)) is not the same as CALCULATE([NumberOfDistinctCustomers], SAMEPERIODLASTYEAR(Dates[Date])) in DAX. radacad.com/dateadd-vs-p...

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Arvind Shyamsundar @arvisam.bsky.social · 03/03/2024

Noticed this on the car radio yesterday... Encoding issue, maybe utf8 not being handled or stored appropriately. Wonder where it broke, at the radio station or on the car...

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Arvind Shyamsundar @arvisam.bsky.social · 01/12/2023

Dak Prescott : "here we goooooo" Jordyn Brooks: NOT #Gohawks

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Seattle Seahawks @handle.invalid · 19/11/2023

We’ve signed Jason Peters to the active roster. 📰: shwks.com/uueiv3ed

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Jes Chapman @grrlgeek.bsky.social · 15/11/2023

Great news about #Azure #SQLDB Hyperscale from #PASSDataSummit: lower pricing starting December 15! techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-sql...

A presentation delivered from a stage at a conference center

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