David Frederick

IT professional supporting performing arts. I love learning about cloud, data, and AI technologies!

[John Savill @NTFAQGuy]

Everyone is still debating which AI model is best.

I think that's increasingly the wrong question.

In a world of dozens of capable models, competitive advantage shifts from model selection to orchestration, evaluation, grounding, governance, and outcomes.

The future isn't about having the smartest parrot. It's about building the best flock.

My thoughts in the article below.

https://t.co/IOVqVkQWuj

#AI #GenerativeAI #Agents #EnterpriseAI #Microsoft #AzureAI #AITransformation #AIFoundry #Copilot #Leadership

[Azure SQL @AzureSQL]

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 21 is now generally available, featuring the public preview of Copilot! Get AI-powered help with T-SQL, edit queries, and ask database questions—all without leaving SSMS. Ready to boost your productivity?

Watch 📷:https://t.co/hsKHVucAAQ

[David Frederick @davefred]

@FootbaIl_Tweets Yes disappointing to see an obvious missed call like that. As a Rams fan, I’m glad they won, but Vikings should have had another shot.

[David Frederick @davefred]

If you do not use two factor authentication with your Apple ID, take a few moments to set it up! And be careful what links you click on. https://t.co/wRYeI3MUti

[David Frederick @davefred]

Something to be aware of if you use an Android phone or tablet. https://t.co/ghipYWLbmx

[Erin Stellato @erinstellato]

📢SSMS friends! In case, for some crazy reason, you haven't heard the latest about SSMS 20 and the future roadmap, check out the latest Data Exposed I recorded with @AnalyticAnna! #SSMS #AzureSQL

[Matt Zorich @reprise_99]

My friends at @MicrosoftPress have given me a couple of copies of the eBook for The Definitive Guide to KQL to give away. Retweet or comment below and I will put you in the draw. To give everyone a chance, I will give it 48 hours and then draw two winners. https://t.co/ne19KZTytZ

[Matt Johansen @mattjay]

Quick rundown of the Cisco vulns everyone is dealing with.

[Thorsten E. @endi24]

Chrome 124 Breaks TLS Handshake : r/sysadmin https://t.co/qNWypYZUk1

[David Frederick @davefred]

@reprise_99 @rucam365 It’s also available on O’Reilly, which is a great resource! https://t.co/DANTYw3vMV

[@SQLSatOC @SQLSatOC_]

We are just few days away from the 2024 SQL Saturday in Orange County event! Let's GO!
WHEN: Saturday, April 27, 2024
WHERE: Microsoft Irvine Office
HOW: https://t.co/MY3ONlYd6t
#sqlsatoc #dataevent #data #sqlserver2022 #databases #azurevm #azuresql

[Andrew Ng @AndrewYNg]

Data preprocessing is critical for building effective RAG systems. Our new short course, Preprocessing Unstructured Data for LLM Applications, taught by @mrobinson0623 of @UnstructuredIO, demonstrates important but sometimes overlooked aspects of RAG systems:

- How to extract and normalize content from diverse formats like PDF, Powerpoint, and HTML to expand your LLM's knowledge
- Enriching data with metadata to enable more powerful retrieval and reasoning
- Applying document layout analysis and vision transforms to process embedded images and tables

Then you’ll use all these skills and build a RAG bot that draws from a corpus that includes PDF, PowerPoint, and Markdown documents.

Please sign up here: https://t.co/AM3rmZJmNF

[Erin Stellato @erinstellato]

🔊SSMS folks! We released 20.1 today with a small number of updates. There are a few issues we are aware of, but we couldn't get fixed in time for the release. Review the release notes for details:

https://t.co/GD3jFf08zs

[David Frederick @davefred]

Some exciting new features!

[Alfaiz Ali @AlfaizAliX]

OpenAI has just upgraded ChatGPT

The new features are incredible:
- Edit images
- Image style
- Read aloud
- No sign-up, and more...

Here are 7 new features of ChatGPT you don't want to miss:

[@SQLSatOC @SQLSatOC_]

SQLSatOC: Turning Databases into GenAI Machines by Rony Chatterjee
https://t.co/OijTYhc1v5
#sqlsatoc #sqlserver #genai #databases

[@SQLSatOC @SQLSatOC_]

SQLSatOC: Introduction to GitHub for Data Professionals by Joshua Higginbotham
https://t.co/OijTYhc1v5
#sqlsatoc #github #dataprofessinal #report #branches #

[@SQLSatOC @SQLSatOC_]

SQLSatOC: Managing High-Frequency Data in Real Time and Use of AI by Vijay Panwar
https://t.co/OijTYhc1v5
#sqlsatoc #sqlserver #realtimedata #mysql #data #databases

[@SQLSatOC @SQLSatOC_]

Submitted session #42
MS Fabric crash session by Armando Lacerda
RSVP here: https://t.co/C0G5ZKCiVC
#sqlsatoc #microsoft #fabric #endtoend #implementation

[@SQLSatOC @SQLSatOC_]

SQLSatOC: Serverless Symphony: How to send emails with AWS Lambda & AWS SNS by Aniket Wattamwar
https://t.co/OijTYhc1v5
#sqlsatoc #sqlserver #azure #accesscontrol #azuresql