When someone asks about SQL Server architecture, the reflexive answer is usually 'High Availability,' as if it's a requirement rather than a choice. But after 20 years of managing SQL Server environments, I've found that HA often creates more problems than it solves, especially in certain types of organizations.

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TL;DR: In Windows, many AI CLI tools (Aider, Claude Code, Gemini, etc.) work unreliably with PowerShell's standard output capture. The solution is write to temp files instead of variables or add a -Raw flag for when you need the tool to actually commit changes instead of just previewing them or hanging forever.

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TLDR: dbatools is moving to Azure Trusted Signing, which means Microsoft backs our reputation and dbatools won't trigger as many antivirus false positives.

Users upgrading from older signed versions will need -SkipPublisherCheck only once during the initial transition. PowerShell users with strict ExecutionPolicies …

Recently, I wrote about a system I created that automatically classifies SharePoint documents, but only briefly touched on the most important part—the Azure Function that does all the heavy lifting.

This post walks through the technical part of this document processing engine and demos how to build an Azure Function …

If you read my post on asking tiny questions, you're already familiar with how structured output turns LLMs into pretty reliable data processors. We saw how requesting boolean responses or specific JSON formats made local LLMs actually useful for automation tasks.

In this article, we're taking that same structured …

If you're like me and have a hard time wrapping your mind around how AI works, Microsoft's AI Toolkit for Visual Studio Code makes it unusually approachable. Recent versions work on Windows, Linux AND macOS too!

I didn't expect LLM engines to be "just" binary files, but the VS Code extension helped me better …