I probably won't be posting very much on here, but you can find me over on Bluesky. @bobp.bsky.social

Congratulations to all newly-awarded Microsoft MVPs! Thank you for all your hard work and all you do for the community! #MVPBuzz

John D. Rockefeller, America's first billionaire, spent more of his life giving away money than he did earning it. #BobFacts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_D._Rockefeller#Philanthropy

Reading: Event exceeds the number of allowable bound actions - https://www.sqlskills.com/blogs/jonathan/event-exceeds-the-number-of-allowable-bound-actions/ #AzureData #SQLServer

Reading: H&R Block’s blockbuster data strategy - https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/hr-block-s-blockbuster-data-strategy/ #AzureData #SQLServer

Reading: Save the Date for #Azure Cosmos DB Conf 2023! - https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cosmosdb/save-the-date-for-azure-cosmos-db-conf-2023/ #AzureData #CosmosDB

During the Battle of the Bulge, US General Omar Bradley was detained at a checkpoint as a possible spy when he (correctly) identified Springfield as the capital of Illinois. The MP who questioned him believed it was Chicago. #BobFacts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Bulge#Operation_Greif_and_Operation_W%C3%A4hrung

Reading: What's new in Azure Data & AI: #Azure is the best place to build and run AI workloads - https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/whats-new-in-azure-data-ai-azure-is-best-place-to-build-and-run-ai-workloads/ #AzureData

[BLOG] Building A Redirect Service with #CosmosDB and #Azure Functions - https://bobpusateri.com/2023/03/building-redirect-svc-cosmos-azure-functions/

Reading: Writing a Hello World Go Container Web Application - https://www.nocentino.com/posts/2023-02-19-hello-world-go-container/

There are more skyscrapers in New York City than all of Europe combined. NYC has 290, Europe has 218. #BobFacts https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/city/new-york-city

Cocaine wasn't entirely eliminated from Coca-Cola until 1930. #BobFacts https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cocaine-coca-cola/

Reading: VBS enclaves for Always Encrypted in #Azure SQL Database – preview - https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-sql-blog/vbs-enclaves-for-always-encrypted-in-azure-sql-database-preview/ba-p/3725526 #AzureData #AzureSQL

Reading: Lessons learned optimizing Microsoft’s internal use of #Azure - https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/lessons-learned-optimizing-microsoft-s-internal-use-of-azure/

Reading: Quick tips: How to do more with less in Azure SQL Managed Instance - https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-sql-blog/quick-tips-how-to-do-more-with-less-in-azure-sql-managed/ba-p/3733435 #AzureData #AzureSQL

George Everest, the man Mount Everest is named after, didn't want the mountain to bear his name because it would be difficult to write & pronounce in Hindi and all other Himalayan peaks had indigenous names. #BobFacts https://www.bbvaopenmind.com/en/science/leading-figures/the-man-who-didnt-want-everest-to-bear-his-name/

Congratulations to all newly-awarded Microsoft MVPs! Thank you for all your hard work and all you do for the community! #MVPBuzz

Reading: SQL Server 2022: Measuring Extended Events Performance Impacts - https://www.sqlskills.com/blogs/jonathan/sql-server-2022-measuring-extended-events-performance-impacts/ #AzureData #SQLServer

Reading: Easily migrate SQL Server applications to the cloud with #Azure - https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2023/02/15/easily-migrate-sql-server-applications-to-the-cloud-with-azure/ #AzureData #SQLServer

Highway numbers in South Korea go from low to high as you travel from South to North. Numbers 70 to 99 are reserved in case of Korean reunification. #BobFacts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expressways_in_South_Korea