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Deborah Melkin
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@sqlbek.bsky.social’s food taster | #sqlfamily | Microsoft MVP, Data Platform | #Redgate100 | singing girl | she/her | just my opinions
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Happy New Year! Read our most current newsletter to find out what's new with the Data Platform WIT Virtual Group:

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WIT Newsletter January 2026 - Data Platform WIT Virtual Group
Happy 2026! We hope you had a wonderful holiday season, however you celebrated. We’re ready to kick off a new year with all of you. We’re looking forward to continuing our monthly meeting in the new y...
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January 2, 2026 at 6:23 PM
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Happy New Year! May our 2026 be better than 2025!
January 1, 2026 at 2:26 PM
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Start the New Year off right! Join us with Juliana Smith presenting: Uncovering the Secrets of Dashboard Design. And don't forget to share the #DATAWIT knowledge by sharing this link!
#WITSupporter #FreeVirtualTraining
Uncovering the Secrets of Dashboard Design, Tue, Jan 13, 2026, 12:00 PM | Meetup
Great dashboards don’t just show data, they guide users to insights effortlessly. In this fast-paced session, we’ll unlock the power of alignment, white space, and page sca
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December 30, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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It's the 8th and final night of #Hanukkah. Kind of fitting that we get all of the candles to help brighten up winter solstice too. @sqlbek.bsky.social, #SebastianTheDog, and I hope sharing the candles with you has brought a little more light to your day as we get ready for the new year.
Andy and I hold Sebastian stand behind the menorah lit for the 8th night of Hanukkah. You can see the reflection of the candles on the countertop
December 22, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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And on the 7th night of #Hanukkah, we start getting silly with the posed pictures. (Pay no attention to @sqlbek.bsky.social behind the candles...)
Andy is holding Sebastian as we pose behind the menorah lit for the 7th night Andy poses Sebastian as if he was being carried on my back. Andy is obscured by the candles, so pretend he isn't there...
December 20, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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It’s been a week. Now time for a break. Happy 6th night of #Hanukkah and Shabbat Shalom from me, @sqlbek.bsky.social and #SebastianTheDog!
Andy holds Sebastian as we stand behind a menorah lit for the 6th night and 2 Shabbat candles
December 19, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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Nothing more to add. Just Happy 5th night of #Hanukkah from me, @sqlbek.bsky.social , and #SebastianTheDog
Sebastian is held by Andy as we pose behind a menorah lit for the 5th night
December 19, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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Happy 4th night of #Hanukkah! The looks on #SebastiantheDog are “This, again?” and “Back up @sqlbek.bsky.social - you’re a little too close”
The menorah is lit for the 4th night of Hanukkah. Sebastian is being held up behind the candles. Me and Andy are behind the candles. Sebastian is growling at Andy because he’s too close. The dog has boundaries…
December 18, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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A little late in sharing but Happy 3rd night of #Hanukkah! #SebastianTheDog is excited to show you our Hanukkah throw pillows.
Andy, Sebastian and I standing behind the menorah lit for the 3rd night Sebastian sits on the couch next to two throw Hanukkah throw pillows - one of Sol, the little know chanukkah reindeer (a reindeer with antlers as the menorah) and the other of a sequined menorah
December 17, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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Happy 2nd night of #Hanukkah from #SebastianTheDog (and me and @sqlbek.bsky.social )!
The menorah is on the counter, lit for the 2nd night. In the background, Sebastian the dog appears in the background
December 15, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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On this first night of #Hanukkah, sharing my candles as we need a little more light in the dark. Also, sharing the latkes and homemade applesauce that @sqlbek.bsky.social and I made, because we need these things too.
Candles lit for the 1st night of Hanukkah Me taking latkes out of the frying pan Andy adding eggs to the two bowls of shredded potatoes Bowl of homemade applesauce
December 15, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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Finally getting around to posting my #tsql2sday entry. Apparently, I need pep talks from myself 10 years in the future...
T-SQL Tuesday #193 – Notes to the Past from the Future
(This month's T-SQL Tuesday is hosted by Mike Walsh (blog). He's asked us to get reflective and introspective and write notes to ourselves. The first is to ourselves 10 years ago and the other is to our current selves from 10 years in the future, or 2035.)
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December 9, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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1 hour before go time: Critical Communication - Managing Yourself and Others. It's not too late to sign up.
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#DATAWIT hosts Blythe Morrow
Critical Communication - Managing Yourself and Others, Tue, Dec 9, 2025, 12:00 PM | Meetup
Want to manage people? Lead teams? Influence business decision-making? Senior professionals should know how to communicate with clarity, frame conversations, and influence
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December 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Manage yourself! (And others)
Join #DATAWIT and Blythe Morrow tomorrow at noon EST to learn how!
Critical Communication - Managing Yourself and Others, Tue, Dec 9, 2025, 12:00 PM | Meetup
Want to manage people? Lead teams? Influence business decision-making? Senior professionals should know how to communicate with clarity, frame conversations, and influence
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December 8, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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Are you a member of an #AzureDataCommunity User Group? Check your Meetup page for a SQL Leadership Ask Me Anything w/ Priya Sathy, Anna Hoffman and Bob Ward happening Thurs, 12/4. Submit your questions via aka.ms/SQL-AMA or upvote other questions on the list.
#SQLServer #AzureSQL #SQLinFabric
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December 1, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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This month's #tsql2sday from Straight Path Solutions:
T-SQL Tuesday #193 - A Note to Your Past, and a Warning from Your Future
I last hosted T-SQL Tuesday back in 2010 (T-SQL Tuesday #4 IO), I guess it’s been a minute! This month, let’s get a little reflective/introspective. Call it an end-of-year wrap-up theme. We all have those moments where we look back and think, “I spent a lot of energy worrying about the wrong thing(s)…” After some ... Read more
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December 2, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Sitting at the airport while waiting for the delayed flight seems like the perfect time for the #sqlselfie photo dumps for Day 2 & 3 of #passdatasummit

#sqlfamily

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November 22, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Today is the day! Join us tonight at 6pm for #SQLFamily #CrabPot! Don’t forget to register so we can reserve your seat! We have plenty of room so sign up and we will see you tonight for great food and friends! #PASSDataSummit #PASSSummit #PASSDataCommunitySummit
November 21, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Time honored tradition of #passdatasummit #sqlkilt day in support of #wit. #datawit
SQL community members wearing kilts
November 20, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Reminder - if you are going, make sure to add this to your calendar! See you all there!

#datawit #passdatasummit
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TODAY IS THE DAY! The WIT Luncheon at #PASSDataSummit is excited to have Mridula Pandit as our keynote speaker presenting:
Unpopular, Unapologetic: The Superpower of Being 'Not Special'.
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Check to see if there are spots left!
November 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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TODAY IS THE DAY! The WIT Luncheon at #PASSDataSummit is excited to have Mridula Pandit as our keynote speaker presenting:
Unpopular, Unapologetic: The Superpower of Being 'Not Special'.
#DATAWIT data-platform-wit.sh...
Check to see if there are spots left!
November 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Getting ready for Day 2 at #passdatasummit. I get to present my session on Optimized Locking and then it's the WIT luncheon!

#datawit
November 20, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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#sqlselfie photo dump from Day 1 of #passdatasummit

#sqlfamily #newfriends

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November 20, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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Want a #datawit ribbon at #passdatacommunitysummit come see me.
November 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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#sqlselfie photos from last night. Too busy chatting to share at the time...
November 19, 2025 at 2:20 PM