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Guy in a Cube @guyinacube.com · 09/07/2026

Managing SQL Server across on-premises, Azure, AWS, and other environments doesn't have to mean juggling multiple tools. In this video, Patrick sits down with Ben Weissman to cover how Azure Arc can help! 🎥 Vhttps://youtu.be/dsPU7dRuf9Q Want more? www.guyinacube.com

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Call for Data Speakers @callfordataspeakers.com · 11/06/2026

Call for speakers: Pass Summit West (Seattle) - New Speaker Track www.newstarsofdata.com/pass-data-co…

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Jemma @jemmahunter.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Lovely evening with some of tomorrow's speakers. (Thanks bestie @bweissman.bsky.social for the 📸) #PASSDataSummit

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Jemma @jemmahunter.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

PASS Summit Europe is kicking off! Keynote in 25 mins... 🎤 #PASSDataSummit

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Call for Data Speakers @callfordataspeakers.com · 29/05/2026

Call for speakers: Data Community Day Austria 2027 sessionize.com/data-community-day-a…

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Andrew Pruski 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇮🇪 @dbafromthecold.com · 18/03/2026

EightKB 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? :-) dbafromthecold.com/2026/03/18/e...

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HEDDA.IO @heddaio.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Another #SQLKonferenz comes to an end and we once agan had a wonderful time speaking to new and old #datamonsters. Special thanks goes to @bweissman.bsky.social , @oengels.bsky.social and the e-team GmbH for the flawless organization. And a special shoutout goes to oh22 Group 💞

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HEDDA.IO @heddaio.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

The #SQLKonferenz 2026 speaker list = 🔥 So many smart people talking about data problems we all face. Pro tip: Take notes in sessions, then visit the HEDDA.IO booth to talk about how to actually implement what you learned 😉 1 week to go!

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Matt Gordon @sqlatspeed.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

As of this morning, I am on the job market, #OpenToWork, or however that is designated here. 🙂 I’m immediately looking for a new position, and my DMs are open. Thanks network!

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Daniel Hutmacher @dhma.ch · 27/12/2025

⚠️ I'm decommissioning dataplatform.social on March 31. ⚠️ Migrating your handle to another server (and bringing all your followers/followed handles) is relatively simple, but you have to do it while the server is still up. Information & migration instructions: dataplatform.social/@dhmacher/11...

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Daniel Hutmacher (@dhmacher@dataplatform.social)

SHUTDOWN NOTICE: I'm planning on decommissioning the dataplatform.social server on March 31. The server currently has less than 30 active users (with activity in the last month) and even though I've ...

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Ben Weissman (he/him) @bweissman.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Listening to @sqlha.com’s version of Mr roboto which I haven’t in a while. Still love it. allanhirt.bandcamp.com/album/lookin...

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Looking Back, by Allan Hirt

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Fabric February @fabricfebruary.com · 11/12/2025

Join us on December 17th for the first #FabricFebruary 2026 livestream with @bweissman.bsky.social! 🥳 💚 How the Data Community can help YOUR career! 💚 Remember to bring #SNÆCKS 🍩

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Nerdycorn 💚 Fabric February: How the Data Community can help YOUR career!

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Tim Mitchell @tmitch.net · 21/11/2025

Good stuff from @bweissman.bsky.social on the new REST API functionality in SQL Server 2025

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Rie Merritt @justrie.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Introducing the Azure SQL hub: A simpler, guided entry into #AzureSQL. Trying to decide what Azure service is the right fit for you? it's worth trying this out. Answer a few questions & you can do a side by side comparison, w/o leaving the portal. techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azuresq...

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Introducing the Azure SQL hub: A simpler, guided entry into Azure SQL | Microsoft Community Hub

Choosing the right Azure SQL service can be challenging. To make this easier, we built the Azure SQL hub, a new home for everything related to Azure SQL...

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Taiob Ali @sqlworldwide.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

🏃‍♂️ SQLRun is back at #PASSsummit! 🏃‍♀️ Two chances to run 📍 Wed Morning Run 🎽 Free T-shirt for Eventbrite registrants, thanks to Tacnode 🔗 www.eventbrite.com/e/pass-data-... 📍 Fri Morning Long Run – For the brave! 🔗 passdatacommunitysummit.com/sessions/eve... #SQLRun #PASS2025 #Tacnode

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PASS Data Community 2025 Wednesday Morning Run

Start off on the right foot - join the PASS Data Community for the annual Wednesday morning run.

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Call for Data Speakers @callfordataspeakers.com · 19/08/2025

Call for speakers: SQL Konferenz 2026 (Rescheduled!) - us7.campaign-archive.com/?u=b8db1e2…

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Call for Data Speakers @callfordataspeakers.com · 11/08/2025

Call for speakers: Data Community Day Austria 2026 - us7.campaign-archive.com/?u=b8db1e2…

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Nikola Ilic @datamozart.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

Aaaaand, the first rating for our "Fundamentals of Microsoft Fabric" book is here👇👇👇 Thanks for the 5-star, we hope you enjoyed the reading. @bweissman.bsky.social

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Power BI Sentinel @pbisentinel.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

To the incredible #MicrosoftMVP community: THANK YOU. We're celebrating your renewal with a free Core 250 license of Power BI Sentinel! 🎉 Help us make it even better with your insights. 👉 share.hsforms.com/1XxgdshKHS_O... #mvpbuzz #dataplatform #PowerBI

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Shabnam Watson @shbwatson.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

Honored to have been a technical reviewer for Fundamentals of Microsoft Fabric by @datamozart.bsky.social and @bweissman.bsky.social A must-read for anyone diving into #MicrosoftFabric. www.oreilly.com/library/view... #DataCommunity #OReilly @oreilly.bsky.social

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Nikola Ilic @datamozart.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

A moment of disbelief! A little more than a year ago, when I started writing a book about #MicrosoftFabric, I couldn't have imagined that the day would come when I would have a physical copy in my hands...

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Anthony E. Nocentino @nocentino.com · 16/07/2025

EightKB is back. Happening 21 August, EightKB brings you Level 400–500 sessions from top experts across the globe. Register here: eightkb.online These deep dive sessions delivered by some of the best in the community.

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Nikola Ilic @datamozart.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

It's been just a week since the "Fundamentals of Microsoft Fabric" book released @oreilly.bsky.social, and it's already #1 new release at Amazon in the Data Processing and Data Mining, as well as #2 in Data Modeling, and #3 in Databases. www.amazon.com/Fundamentals... @bweissman.bsky.social

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Victoria Holt @victoriaholt.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Please help us spread to word about our free #MicrosoftFabric engineering conference next week. I'm late publishing due to the loss of my mum

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Nikola Ilic @datamozart.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

My dear #MicrosoftFabric friends, if you want to get a head start reading @bweissman.bsky.social and my "Fundamentals of Microsoft Fabric" book just published by @oreilly.bsky.social, the Kindle edition is available - RIGHT NOW! Hard copy comes soon too! www.amazon.com/-/en/dp/B0FG...

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Fundamentals of Microsoft Fabric: Designing End-to-End Analytics Solutions

Amazon.com: Fundamentals of Microsoft Fabric: Designing End-to-End Analytics Solutions eBook : Ilic, Nikola, Weissman, Ben: Kindle Store

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Vicky Harp @vickyharp.com · 02/07/2025

Being laid off at Microsoft has been like finding out that someone you admire is rude to wait staff. There's really no walking back that callousness and disrespect. I know it's hard - I *know* - but those still there should reflect deeply on what you are associating yourself with.

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Call for Data Speakers @callfordataspeakers.com · 28/06/2025

Call for speakers: DataGrillen 2026 - us7.campaign-archive.com/?u=b8db1e2…

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William Durkin (he/him) @williamdurkin.com · 23/06/2025

7 years ago today @bweissman.bsky.social and I did a thing. It wasn't the first DataGrillen, but it was the first of the current (and better) version. We had new speakers with mentors (later to become New Stars of Data) Great times!

The proto New Stars of Data (in orange) and their mentors (in blue) stood on the balcony

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Nikola Ilic @datamozart.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Ok, the cat is out of the box! After months of writing the Fundamentals of Microsoft Book together with @bweissman.bsky.social for @oreilly.bsky.social, we are ready to reveal the book's X-factor: we had the honor and privilege of having the one and only @kimmanis.bsky.social write a foreword.

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Makena Barickman @makatmsft.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

🎉 Just dropped: SSMS 21.2.5 is here, and we've got some big updates to share! We're bringing back SSIS (Preview), Maintenance Plans (Preview), and making the Modern connection dialog even better thanks to your feedback. Blog: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/sqlserv...

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Announcing the release of SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 21.2.5 | Microsoft Community Hub

In this latest release, we’re excited to announce the return of SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) capabilities in Preview, Maintenance Plans (Preview),...

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Heather Cook @heddamaven.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Happy Pride darlings! 🌈🏳️‍🌈

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Nikola Ilic @datamozart.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

The excitement is now real! The "Fundamentals of Microsoft Fabric" book that @bweissman.bsky.social and I wrote (yes, I can now finally say "wrote") for @oreilly.bsky.social is currently available IN FULL at O'Reilly's learning platform: learning.oreilly.com/library/view...

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Fundamentals of Microsoft Fabric

In the rapidly evolving world of data and analytics, professionals face the challenge of navigating complex platforms in order to build more efficient solutions. Microsoft Fabric, hailed as Microsoft'...

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Argenis Fernandez @altermemoir.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Happy Pride Month, Everyone!

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Alex Power[s] @itsnotaboutthecell.com · 30/05/2025

Hey. Our collective good friend Patrick is both celebrating the life of and in mourning for the matriarch of their family. @sqlsekou.bsky.social setup this amazing act to take one thing off the families mind with delivering them some meals. www.mealtrain.com/trains/e6m23...

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Meal Train for Patrick LeBlanc

Patrick has always been someone who gives freely—of his time, his wisdom, and his support. Whether through his professional work or just being a kind presence in our lives, he’s touched so many people...

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Rob Sewell He/Him @robsewell.com · 27/05/2025

Woo Hoo - a first for both @tracisewell.com and I. We will both be presenting in person at a user group in the USA in July 💖😍💖 If you are in/near/or able to get to Virginia Beach, VA on Wed 16th July we would be honoured if you could join us www.meetup.com/hampton-road...

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DOUBLE MEETING! Join us of Rob Sewell & Traci Sewell. Details Below, Wed, Jul 16, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup

**DOUBLE MEETING!!!!!** **Rob Sewell** - **Commits - What's the point? Tips for data professionals** Committing code is an integral part of the development lifecycle. Howe

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Data Saturday Holland @datasaturdaynl.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Hello #SQLfamily, #PowerBI squad, and other #Data people! We're _finally_ on Bluesky! We're working hard to make #FabricFriday and #DataSat Holland a reality again this year! Check out datasaturday.nl

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Data Saturday Holland

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Data Saturday Holland @datasaturdaynl.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

For everyone in #SQLfamily who likes to do last minute conference submissions (isn't that all of us? 😝): You have another 12hours and 15 minutes to submit a talk to #DataSat Holland and/or #FabricFriday! sessionize.com/data-saturda...

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Data Saturday & Fabric Friday Holland 2025: Call for Speakers

Data Saturday Holland and Fabric Friday Holland will take place in the heart of the awesome city of Utrecht in The Netherlands. We're expecting 500+ a...

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Gladys Rama @gladysmrama.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

SQL Server 2025 is almost here: Microsoft released the public preview at #Build yesterday. In this exclusive @redmondit.bsky.social interview, resident SQL expert @joeydantoni.com and Microsoft CVP of Azure DB Shireesh Thota talk about everything from new features to (of course) the AI of it all.

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SQL Server 2025 at Microsoft Build: Everything You Need To Know

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Matt Gordon @sqlatspeed.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

What @robsewell.com said! New Stars of Data is a great idea that just keeps getting better and better. Join the virtual event tomorrow to learn from and support these new speakers. 👍

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Rob Sewell He/Him @robsewell.com · 14/05/2025

New Stars of Data gives opportunity for new speakers. I love this programme so much and have seen it develop and inspire and increase our community so that we have new voices and new points of view to listen to. Its this Friday. Come learn from new voices newstarsofdata.com

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New Stars Of Data

New Stars of Data is an event to help find and promote new speakers in the Microsoft Data Platform arena. It is run by Ben Weissman and William Durkin. Speakers submit their presentation ideas and are assigned to a seasoned speaker, who will mentor the newcomer in all aspects around delivering a presentation.

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Reitse Eskens @2meterdba.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

This Friday, May 16th, it’s time for New Stars of Data! A fantastic conference for new speakers to try the waters. As an alumnus, I recommend attending, volunteering, and, if you qualify, speaking at this conference. Want to learn more? I'm always happy to chat! www.newstarsofdata.com/speakers/

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Schedule – New Stars Of Data

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Koen Verbeeck @koenv.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Many thanks to @bweissman.bsky.social and @williamdurkin.com for organizing this awesome event that gives new speaker an opportunity to showcase their talent and knowledge! #NSoD

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Nicky van Vroenhoven (he/him) @nickyvv.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Next week is New Stars of Data! My mentee Zita Pelok is having the honours of kicking it off! Check out the amazing line-up of new speakers: www.newstarsofdata.com/speakers/ And thanks to @bweissman.bsky.social and @williamdurkin.com for organizing this, again! 😀

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Schedule – New Stars Of Data

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