Koen Verbeeck
@koenv.bsky.social
BI pro and tattooed #sqlserver geek. Data warehousing. Former Data Platform MVP. Punk rock fan. Married & father of 2. He/him @koen@dataplatform.social.
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The people who claim that some AI model is ”PhD-level” don’t have PhD degrees for a reason.
It took an actual PhD friend just a single attempt, with a first-year exam question, to prove that LLMs are better at generating rocket emojis and bullet points than actually producing anything ”PhD-level”.
It took an actual PhD friend just a single attempt, with a first-year exam question, to prove that LLMs are better at generating rocket emojis and bullet points than actually producing anything ”PhD-level”.
November 27, 2025 at 7:06 AM
The people who claim that some AI model is ”PhD-level” don’t have PhD degrees for a reason.
It took an actual PhD friend just a single attempt, with a first-year exam question, to prove that LLMs are better at generating rocket emojis and bullet points than actually producing anything ”PhD-level”.
It took an actual PhD friend just a single attempt, with a first-year exam question, to prove that LLMs are better at generating rocket emojis and bullet points than actually producing anything ”PhD-level”.
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Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
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Didn't expect to learn about sugar today, but using "too much sugar is bad for you" as a way to explain AI is pretty cool.
"I worry we’re not paying attention to what AI is doing to our cognitive metabolism."
Great reflections by @arcticdba.se!
"I worry we’re not paying attention to what AI is doing to our cognitive metabolism."
Great reflections by @arcticdba.se!
BLOG ALERT!
www.arcticdba.se/posts/tooth-...
Sugar went from luxury to ubiquitous poison before we understood what it was doing to us. We're doing the exact same thing with AI, adding it to everything without genuine use cases while it erodes literacy and critical thinking. #AI #Literacy
www.arcticdba.se/posts/tooth-...
Sugar went from luxury to ubiquitous poison before we understood what it was doing to us. We're doing the exact same thing with AI, adding it to everything without genuine use cases while it erodes literacy and critical thinking. #AI #Literacy
www.arcticdba.se
November 25, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Didn't expect to learn about sugar today, but using "too much sugar is bad for you" as a way to explain AI is pretty cool.
"I worry we’re not paying attention to what AI is doing to our cognitive metabolism."
Great reflections by @arcticdba.se!
"I worry we’re not paying attention to what AI is doing to our cognitive metabolism."
Great reflections by @arcticdba.se!
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I look forward to hiring a Chief AI Officer whose job will be to just tell anyone who suggests using AI for anything to shut the fuck up.
November 24, 2025 at 2:52 AM
I look forward to hiring a Chief AI Officer whose job will be to just tell anyone who suggests using AI for anything to shut the fuck up.
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Heads-up to anyone still down in the porridge of #Fabric, we got all these shortcut possibilities now - notice OneDrive and Sharepoint! Brb as I am currently re-doing my solutions.
November 21, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Heads-up to anyone still down in the porridge of #Fabric, we got all these shortcut possibilities now - notice OneDrive and Sharepoint! Brb as I am currently re-doing my solutions.
New article: Replace Text using #RegEx with #SQLServer2025 REGEXP_REPLACE www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertip...
Replace Text using RegEx with SQL Server 2025 REGEXP_REPLACE
Learn how to use RegEx in SQL Server 2025 using REGEX_REPLACE to find and replace complex text strings in your data.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:27 PM
New article: Replace Text using #RegEx with #SQLServer2025 REGEXP_REPLACE www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertip...
Aaaaah, the memories of countless hours lost :)
November 18, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Aaaaah, the memories of countless hours lost :)
New blog post: #PowerBI PBIR Format Admin Setting sqlkover.com/power-bi-pbi...
Power BI PBIR Format Admin Setting
The Power BI Enhanced Report Format (PBIR) will soon become the default, and that's a good thing because it significantly makes git integration easier. You can already enable it in the preview feature...
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November 18, 2025 at 2:16 PM
New blog post: #PowerBI PBIR Format Admin Setting sqlkover.com/power-bi-pbi...
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Truly smart devices would choose not to connect to the internet.
November 18, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Truly smart devices would choose not to connect to the internet.
Logged in as a member of an #Azure AD Group Error while Deploying DACPAC sqlkover.com/logged-in-as... #sqlserver
Logged in as a member of an Azure AD Group Error while Deploying DACPAC
Quite a long title for a short blog post :)While deploying a DACPAC (from a SQL Server Data Tools Database Project) through Azure Devops, I got the following error message:
The user attempting to ...
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November 14, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Logged in as a member of an #Azure AD Group Error while Deploying DACPAC sqlkover.com/logged-in-as... #sqlserver
Well hello good morning. This wasn't here yesterday.
November 14, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Well hello good morning. This wasn't here yesterday.
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Well, it's a little clearer now why billionaires are so invested in technology that produces better written emails.
November 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Well, it's a little clearer now why billionaires are so invested in technology that produces better written emails.
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Elke keer je dit bekijkt wordt het beter. De muziek! Het doek!
Looks like Russia’s first homegrown robot had one too many before the big reveal…
Can’t wait to see what Russian AI can do… 😂😂😂
Can’t wait to see what Russian AI can do… 😂😂😂
November 12, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Elke keer je dit bekijkt wordt het beter. De muziek! Het doek!
Conversion with some juniors at work, who were talking about LotR and Gollum:
"I saw the original movies in the movie theatre"
"Ah, we weren't yet born then..."
"..."
"Excuse me while I go die in the corner"
"I saw the original movies in the movie theatre"
"Ah, we weren't yet born then..."
"..."
"Excuse me while I go die in the corner"
November 10, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Conversion with some juniors at work, who were talking about LotR and Gollum:
"I saw the original movies in the movie theatre"
"Ah, we weren't yet born then..."
"..."
"Excuse me while I go die in the corner"
"I saw the original movies in the movie theatre"
"Ah, we weren't yet born then..."
"..."
"Excuse me while I go die in the corner"
New blog post: Export a #PowerBI Report that cannot be Downloaded sqlkover.com/export-a-pow... #microsoftfabric > the Fabric CLI is awesome :)
Export a Power BI Report that cannot be Downloaded
Yes, you're reading that right, we're going to download a report that cannot be downloaded. Well, it cannot be downloaded from the user interface, that is. Suppose you have a report in a Power BI work...
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November 6, 2025 at 3:29 PM
New blog post: Export a #PowerBI Report that cannot be Downloaded sqlkover.com/export-a-pow... #microsoftfabric > the Fabric CLI is awesome :)
New article: The New JSON Index in #SQLServer 2025 www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertip... #sqlserver2025 cc @sqlwaldorf.bsky.social it works! And hat tip to @dhma.ch for the suggestion to use JSON_CONTAINS
The New JSON Index in SQL Server 2025
Explore how to create and use a JSON index in SQL Server to improve query performance for tables that store JSON data.
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November 5, 2025 at 10:22 AM
New article: The New JSON Index in #SQLServer 2025 www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertip... #sqlserver2025 cc @sqlwaldorf.bsky.social it works! And hat tip to @dhma.ch for the suggestion to use JSON_CONTAINS
New article: JSON_CONTAINS Function in #SQLServer 2025 www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertip...
JSON_CONTAINS Function in SQL Server 2025
Learn about the JSON_CONTAINS function in SQL Server 2025 and how it simplifies checking values in JSON data.
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November 3, 2025 at 11:54 AM
New article: JSON_CONTAINS Function in #SQLServer 2025 www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertip...
Done!
Today you have one task: update DAX Studio to 3.4.0.
If you have a model with DAX UDFs (user-defined functions) or Calendars, here is the version that correctly handles autocompletion and VPAX export.
𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘁? Now you can!
https://daxstudio.org/blog/v3_4_0-release/
If you have a model with DAX UDFs (user-defined functions) or Calendars, here is the version that correctly handles autocompletion and VPAX export.
𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘁? Now you can!
https://daxstudio.org/blog/v3_4_0-release/
October 24, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Done!
If only wages has risen that much as well...
This point really upsets some folks, but it is true. Folks wonder why there's so much DLC, microtransactions and stuff and the answer is that at a $70 price point, inflation adjusted, games cost 75% of what they did in 2000 when it was typically $50.
Inflation is like that.
Inflation is like that.
AAA video games should cost $100 on launch. this would still be extremely cheap for the amount of time and enjoyment you get out of them! But an audience of whiny babies has kept them literally at the same price for *two decades* despite both general inflation *and* sector-specific costs rising
October 23, 2025 at 2:34 PM
If only wages has risen that much as well...
I will not drive a car that doesn't have Apple Carplay (or the Android alternative).
This is the dumbest possible business idea.
October 23, 2025 at 6:29 AM
I will not drive a car that doesn't have Apple Carplay (or the Android alternative).
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Announcing Free MASTERING Week 2025!
You’ve been working with SQL Server, Azure SQL DB, or Amazon RDS SQL Server for years. You’re jaded. You’re confident. You’re pretty sure you know what you’re doing. You’ve never taken my Mastering classes because you’ve read the blog, watched the live streams,…
You’ve been working with SQL Server, Azure SQL DB, or Amazon RDS SQL Server for years. You’re jaded. You’re confident. You’re pretty sure you know what you’re doing. You’ve never taken my Mastering classes because you’ve read the blog, watched the live streams,…
Announcing Free MASTERING Week 2025!
You’ve been working with SQL Server, Azure SQL DB, or Amazon RDS SQL Server for years. You’re jaded. You’re confident. You’re pretty sure you know what you’re doing. You’ve never taken my Mastering classes because you’ve read the blog, watched the live streams, and figured you’ve pieced it all together. You can’t imagine there’s anything left to learn — no surprises left in the box.
www.brentozar.com
October 13, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Announcing Free MASTERING Week 2025!
You’ve been working with SQL Server, Azure SQL DB, or Amazon RDS SQL Server for years. You’re jaded. You’re confident. You’re pretty sure you know what you’re doing. You’ve never taken my Mastering classes because you’ve read the blog, watched the live streams,…
You’ve been working with SQL Server, Azure SQL DB, or Amazon RDS SQL Server for years. You’re jaded. You’re confident. You’re pretty sure you know what you’re doing. You’ve never taken my Mastering classes because you’ve read the blog, watched the live streams,…
New article: Extract Text using Regular Expressions with #SQLServer2025 Function REGEXP_INSTR #regex www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertip...
Extract Text using Regular Expressions with SQL Server 2025 Function REGEXP_INSTR
Discover the power of REGEXP_INSTR in SQL Server 2025 for finding complex patterns in your text data using regular expressions.
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October 13, 2025 at 10:47 AM
New article: Extract Text using Regular Expressions with #SQLServer2025 Function REGEXP_INSTR #regex www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertip...
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En weer gaat de Nobelprijs voor de Geneeskunde naar een wetenschapper. Jammer, ik had het eerlijker gevonden als Gerda van Facebook dit jaar zou winnen. Zij ontwikkelde namelijk een bijzondere methode hoe ze met haar eigen onderbuik heel precies aan kan voelen hoe medicijnen werken.
October 10, 2025 at 7:19 AM
En weer gaat de Nobelprijs voor de Geneeskunde naar een wetenschapper. Jammer, ik had het eerlijker gevonden als Gerda van Facebook dit jaar zou winnen. Zij ontwikkelde namelijk een bijzondere methode hoe ze met haar eigen onderbuik heel precies aan kan voelen hoe medicijnen werken.
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Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
October 8, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.