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Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio 22 has gone into GA!
This is a bit earlier then expected, but also a sign of the amazing work the team lead by @erinstellato.bsky.social Makena Barickman are doing. Go check it out!
techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/sqlserv...
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 22 is now Generally Available (GA) | Microsoft Community Hub
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 22 GA is now available The SSMS team is thrilled to announce the general availability release of SQL Server Management...
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November 12, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Really happy to see that SQL is getting it's own conference. Joined with FabCon, now there's SQLCon!

Read more here: sqlcon.us

#FabCon
#SqlCon
#MicrosoftFabric
#SqlServer
#MVPBuzz
SQLCON - Microsoft SQL Community Conference - SQLCON
Join us at SQLCON - a Microsoft SQL Community Conference for cutting-edge insights in SQL Server, Azure SQL, SQL in Fabric, SQL Tools, PostgreSQL, CosmosDB, optimization, performance, database securit...
sqlcon.us
November 3, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Call for Speakers for Stockholm SQL 2025-2026 is open on Sessionize and I've just submitted a session! sessionize.com/stockholm-sq...
Stockholm SQL 2025-2026: Call for Speakers
Welcome to the Stockholm SQL Meetup! This group is for anyone with an interest in SQL Server and Azure Sql, whether you're a beginner looking to learn...
sessionize.com
October 20, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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Want to present at our new Stockholm SQL usergroup? We're doing in-person sessions about once per month.

If you can't make any of those specific dates, reach out to @transmokopter.bsky.social or me, and we'll work something out for you!
October 20, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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New blog post:
SSMS 22 Preview 3 comes with some promissing features and improvements.
And the startup speed has finally been noticeably improved
#sqlserver #sqldba #microsoftsqlserver #mssqlserver #mssql #mssqldba #sql
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SQL Server Management Studio 22 Preview 3 - first impressions
SQL Server Management Studio 22 Preview 3 was released 2 days ago, so I took it out for a spin and here are my first impressions so far.
vladdba.com
October 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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In this article I examine the outage, what went wrong, what your other options are for high availability for Front Door, and finally what you can learn from this outage. #Azure #Cloud #AzureNetworking #Outage #FrontDoorOutage redmondmag.com/articles/202...
Back-to-Back Azure Portal Outages Expose Front Door Weaknesses -- Redmondmag.com
Two cascading disruptions tied to Azure Front Door updates left global users unable to access the Azure Portal, offering a case study in how cloud complexity and outdated APIs can turn maintenance int...
redmondmag.com
October 17, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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October 18, 2025 at 6:37 AM
I’m way too happy about my PowerShell experience today. Writing code to create the basic workspaces, lakehouses, pipelines and metadata database using the Fabric API endpoints.

#Powershell
#MicrosoftFabric
October 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
A very cool Meetup tonight with sessions on extracting data from Strava into an ETL and reporting solution followed by a brand new!! Speaker on migrating from Qlik to Fabric.

Thank you GetThere for hosting!

#Meetup
#databricks
#PowerBI
#MicrosoftFabric
#Qlik
October 15, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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October 15, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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Here we go. During #PSConfEU MiniCon we announced and opened #PSConfEU 2026 in Germany CFP

Speakers can submit their sessions at sessionize.com/psconfeu26
Share this URL on your official website, via social networks and directly to speakers you would like to see on your event.
#PowerShell #pwsh
PowerShell Conference Europe 2026: Call for Speakers
Welcome to the Call for Speakers Page for PowerShell Conference Europe 2026. This time it will be held in Wiesbaden, Germany. June 1-4, 2026 We are ...
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October 14, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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WE NEED SPEAKERS!!! (but, not those speakers) The Hampton Roads (Virginia Beach) SQL Server User Group is looking for 2026 Speakers on data related topics. We meet the 3rd Wed of each month in person. Let me know if you are interested. #sqlfamily #mvpbuzz #azure
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October 14, 2025 at 3:48 PM
This is SO good. I can run SSMS on my MacBook again. It has the new Copilot experience. It has execution plans in a separate tab. Kudos to @erinstellato.bsky.social , Makena Barickman and the rest of the team working on SSMS. 🤗
🚨 It's another two-for-Tuesday over in the SSMS team!

Announcing the release of SSMS 22 Preview 3 and SSMS 21.6!

SSMS 22 Preview 3 includes:

- GitHub Copilot in SSMS

- ARM64 support for core SSMS scenarios

Start with Makena's post: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/sqlserv...

Enjoy! 👯‍♀️
Announcing the Release of SQL Server Management Studio 22 Preview 3 | Microsoft Community Hub
The SSMS team is delighted to announce the release of SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 22 Preview 3. This latest preview is chock full of exiting new...
techcommunity.microsoft.com
October 15, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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October 12, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Why does a vertaling, German, hotel chain thinks it’s acceptable to offer this seating for breakfast?

#toooldforthisshit
#designshouldfollowfunction
October 12, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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New blog post! In which I announce that I once more offer a 50% Black Friday discount on all SQLServerFast Execution Plan Training Videos, valid through the entire month of November!

sqlserverfast.com/blog/hugo/20...
Black Friday 2025 - SQLServerFast
It’s October. Almost time for the annual Black Friday tradition, where companies prove how large their regular margins are by giving deep discounts to all their customers. Since the margin on my SQLSe...
sqlserverfast.com
October 11, 2025 at 1:26 PM
The feeling when you type, auto-in-correct and add hashtags and links to events and organisers with some photo’s, only to have the LinkedIn app go “ok byeee”.
a man in a green shirt is holding a cup of coffee in his hand .
ALT: a man in a green shirt is holding a cup of coffee in his hand .
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October 11, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Let’s go #datamoshpit !!
October 10, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Today and tomorrow are spent in the beautiful city of Mechelen.

Two days learning, connecting and, today, speaking!

I’ll present my session on Copilot for SQL, with all live demos at 14:50.

dataMinds.be Connect is an amazing conference to attend.

#sql
#datamindsconnect
#copilot
#community
October 7, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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🎥 It’s here — the #FabConEurope25 showreel! 4 days. 4,100+ attendees. Big ideas. Incredible community.

✨ Catch the highlights and feel the energy: https://ow.ly/8xFt50X4nWU

#FabConEurope #FabCon #TechCommunity #Innovation #AI #MicrosoftFabric #Microsoft
October 6, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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Those of you who are MCTs please make sure you read this article. Remember discussions about the program need to stay in the lounge, so if you have questions/comments, please post them on the article NOT on this post. #MCTBuzz techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/mctnews...
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October 6, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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We can't wait to take #FabConEurope to Barcelona next year ☀️

Bookmark Sep 28 - 1 Oct in your calendar now! Register you interest to be notified when 2026 tickets go on sale 👉 https://ow.ly/Ah1C50X4R5g

#MicrosoftFabric #FabCon
October 6, 2025 at 9:00 AM
People pouring in at #DataSatNL
October 4, 2025 at 6:29 AM
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If you were at @datasaturdaynl.bsky.social today and by accident took a gray Fabric coffee mug from the toilets next to room 9 during the 3PM break, I would really like to have that back tomorrow... 💛
October 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM