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Producing human readable SQL script descriptions with the OpenAI APIs and PowerShell (a.k.a ChatGPT: I’m here for the hype)

“Learning should be a joy and full of excitement. It is life’s greatest adventure; it is an illustrated excursion into the minds of the noble and the learned.”- Taylor Caldwell Perhaps I should have instead started with a better quote like “rumors of my demise have been greatly exaggerated” or something like that – you…

Time for a new beginning…

I’m leaving Redgate Software, and those… are some tough words to write. Over the past 6 years many of you have come to know me as someone who will talk passionately about everything from Database DevOps to Data Masking and Provisioning. I’ve created countless videos, blog posts, podcasts, webinars… and I’ve loved every single one…

Flyway Desktop: Don’t be afraid of your own Shadow (DB)

“Just don’t hold back. Don’t be afraid to make mistakes and stuff.”- Kristen Stewart <HolidayTalk> Howdy folks! Welcome back! Well, I guess that should be aimed at me – it’s been a few weeks *cough* months *cough* since I last blogged anything on here and this is because I was on a sabbatical – I…

SQL Data Catalog, Data Masker and your DevOps pipeline: How do I make sure everything is being masked?

“However fast regulation moves, technology moves faster. Especially as far as data is concerned.”- Elizabeth Denham You’re probably sick of me constantly talking about how the cataloging of columns should be part of the DevOps upstream deployment process. I’ve blogged about it. I’ve even produced a video demonstrating this in action. But one question that…

PASS Data Community Summit 2021

“Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.”- Socrates I have spoken at previous PASS Summits; both through the virtue of working for Redgate, and off my own back through dedication and passion to the subject matter I speak about: Data Privacy and Protection. In 2018 I stood on stage…


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