Bob Ward @bobwardms
Principal Architect, Microsoft, Azure Data. Empowering others to make a difference North Richland Hills, Texas Joined November 2009-
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With a free trial offer and the new Next Generation service tier, maybe it is a good time for you to take another look at #azuresql Managed Instance. microsoft.com/en-us/sql-serv…. #azuresqlmi
Get the recent announcements for #AzureSQL and #SQLServer: bit.ly/4bfSMQB
Learn how you can get started using artificial intelligence (AI) options, like vectors, with #AzureSQL Database - this week on Data Exposed with @AnalyticAnna & @mauridb. Watch 📺: bit.ly/3WhqTU4
Join us at @VSLive Chicago from April 29-May 3 for a week full of sessions, exciting keynote, table topic lunches, and more! Learn more: msft.it/6010Y6qV4
Catch up on sessions with product experts from the Migrate to Innovate: Be AI Ready, Be Secure digital event. Watch it on demand: msft.it/6017YGWYl #MigrateToInnovate #AzureMigration
Gearing up for @VSLive next week in Chicago. Preparing our keynote on #ai and also my session on security and scale for #sql. I'm going to show how to build a "passwordless" app using #managedidentity to #azuresql. It is simpler than you think. vslive.com/events/chicago…
Survivors...I mean attendees of The Cloud Workshop for the SQL Professional at #sqlsatatl. Big shoutout to @debbilyons who has sponsored all of our workshops. See if you can find someone in this photo that perhaps was not in the workshop. #azuresql aka.ms/cloudsqlworksh….
And it is a wrap! Another successful event by Atlanta SQL Saturday team! Thank you to all speakers and volunteers, sponsors, #FSCInnovationAcademy, and our amazing attendees @SQLSatATL #SQLSaturday @IrishSQL @sql_r Becky Maki #SQLSatATL
SQL Saturday Atlanta with my son who is also a DBA #SQLFamily #SQLSaturday
@bobwardms and @AnalyticAnna presenting about Microsoft fabric at @SQLSatATL #sqlsatATL
Gonna submit a few sessions. Looking forward to this! #DataSaturdayDallas #DataSaturday #sqlfamily #PowerBI #MicrosoftFabric
Gonna submit a few sessions. Looking forward to this! #DataSaturdayDallas #DataSaturday #sqlfamily #PowerBI #MicrosoftFabric
Had a great time presenting at #NTSSUG. Was thrilled to see a bunch of first time folks to the user group. Local user groups are a great way to connect with folks and learn things together. Thank you @texasamy and @JPhillips_Data for the opportunity.
Had a great time presenting at #NTSSUG. Was thrilled to see a bunch of first time folks to the user group. Local user groups are a great way to connect with folks and learn things together. Thank you @texasamy and @JPhillips_Data for the opportunity.
Join us at @VSLive Chicago from April 29-May 3 for a week full of sessions, exciting keynote, table topic lunches, and more! Learn more: msft.it/6010Y6qVQ
Updating statistics in #SQLServer can take a lot of time and resources. But here is a suggestion that could alleviate this by a lot. Please vote for it if you think this is a good idea! (RTs welcome) feedback.azure.com/d365community/…
🚀 Attention Data professionals!🎉 We're thrilled to announce the feature you've all been asking for!🌟 Introducing RegEx support in Azure SQL Database. Click the link below to sign up and experience the feature! lnkd.in/gAEkptuG #sqlbits #AzureSQL #Regex @AzureSQL
Not an April Fool's joke I promise, check out the amazing work @dpless and team did on our new Premium SSD v2 deployment experience! Now in Public Preview! #AzureSQL microsoft.com/en-us/sql-serv…
With #AzureSQL Database #Hyperscale, you can tailor your solution to your exact needs as you scale up. Whether you’re a startup navigating growth or an enterprise optimizing operations, Hyperscale has the flexibility you need: aka.ms/SQL_DB_Hypersc…
Today, we are thrilled to announce GA of enhanced patching capabilities for SQL Server on Azure VM using Azure Update Manager. Azure Update Manager provides you with the ability to perform patch management at scale, including applying SQL Server CUs. techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/sql-server-…
Gearing up for #sqlsatatl this weekend. Talking #sqlserver, #azuresql, #sqlai, #microsoftfabric. This is such a great opportunity to connect with the #sqlfamily. Register today at sqlsaturday.com/2024-04-20-sql…
We're less than one week away from our Migrate to Innovate digital event! Join us on April 16 to get the latest on what it takes to prepare for AI: msft.it/6011cf7hx #MigrateToInnovate
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Learn how the recent release of Optimized Locking in #AzureSQL Database can make your life easier on Data Exposed #MVPEdition with @AnalyticAnna & @SqlrUs. Watch 📺: msft.it/6019c4iJJ #MVPTuesday
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I've always been passionate about sharing my SQL knowledge with developers, so I'm super happy to be speaking at #MSBuild again this year! #AzureSQL aka.ms/SpeakerComm_Bu…
@bobwardms What are the odds of @bobwardms speaking at an event when the Rangers are also in town?
Join us at @VSLive Chicago from April 29-May 3 for a week full of sessions, exciting keynote, table topic lunches, and more! Learn more: msft.it/6010Y6qVQ
Can't make the full VSLive! Chicago conference? No problem - one-day passes are now available for just $650! Attend the sessions you need on the day that works best for you. It's the perfect way to level up your .NET skills: na.eventscloud.com/768217?categor…
presentation tip: read your abstract out loud, word for word, before submitting it.
Down to the details. 💍
@bobwardms @MSFabricconf @AnalyticAnna Thanks Bob and Anna. Great workshop on Monday!!
#SQLPrompt now supports SSMS v20. If you haven't gotten the note, open V19 and click here:
@bobwardms Indeed, sir. You taught me that at some of our earliest conferences, and I've tried to do the same thing at every one that we've done. Thanks for the inspiration!
As if this week couldn't get any better, I ran into #sqlmagic at some other magic show. @bobwardms @AnalyticAnna @erinstellato @SQLBalls @DBABullDog . Thank you #FabCon for an amazing, memorable and magically week.
@bobwardms @SQLBits @MSFabricconf @Microsoft @MicrosoftFabric @AzureSQL @SQLServer See ya there my friend.
Loved this phone. Memories…
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@erinstellato "We are investing in SSMS. We do not have plans to deprecate or abandon SSMS" is very reassuring 👍😀🤘
Unify and unlock your data and AI potential! Join Microsoft and community SQL database experts—including Bob Ward, Erin Stellato, Anna Hoffman, and more for over 130 sessions focused on solving your biggest data challenges: msft.it/6013cDZVd #MicrosoftFabric #FabCon
Should I get into AI? @bobwardms “Get out ahead of it…be the leader in your organization.” #vslive #ai