8 Weeks In
I’m about eight weeks into my current project and while I’m certain I don’t know it all, I’m finally at...
2011-09-13
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SQLAndy
Checkers, Chess, and Politics
There are few games that don’t have some kind of strategy, from tic-tac-toe on up. Sometimes we take the time...
2011-09-12
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My Sessions & Schedule at the 2011 PASS Summit–Early View
I was just checking the event calendar and saw that my Building a Professional Development Plan presentation is on Wednesday...
2011-09-12
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PASS Update #64 (Officer Elections)
Recently former PASS President Kevin Kline posted his thoughts on the current slate of officers. I encourage you to read...
2011-09-07
1,020 reads
SQLSaturday #85 Is Just Around the Corner
Coming up on September 24th we’ll be doing our fifthannualSQLSaturday here in Orlando. We’re still at Seminole State College but...
2011-09-06
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Testing Decisions
One of the things I like to do is take some time on decisions that matter to me. That’s a...
2011-09-02
1,037 reads
Parking Places & Editorials
Parking places, that’s the topic of my recent editorial on SSC. A simple topic, but one that most of us...
2011-09-02
851 reads
Strong Manager or Weak Manager?
Here’s the link to my editorial on SSC last week. I was pleasantly surprised by the discussion, and was interested...
2011-08-30
1,722 reads
Notes From The 2011 Jacksonville Code Camp
In a departure from my usual plan, this year I drove up to Jacksonville mid-morning in time to have a...
2011-08-29
832 reads
PASS Update #63 (How Do We Rate)
A short update today, following up on an email to the Board from incoming VP of Finance Douglas McDowell who...
2011-08-25
793 reads
Blogs
Match the Model to the Task, Not the App: An Orchestrator-Worker Pattern in Python
Most apps that call an LLM send every request to the same model. That...
Advice I Like: Responsibility
By Steve Jones
“The foundation of maturity: Just because it’s not your fault doesn’t mean it’s not...
Power BI Performance in 2026: A Practical Guide to Faster Semantic Models and Reports
By James Serra
Originally published April 2022; substantially updated July 2026. This post is a complete replacement...
Forums
Migration Challenge: Excessive FULLSCAN Statistics Update Duration Blocking SQL
Hello everyone , I am planning to migrate a database from SQL Server 2014...
SQL Agent Job Automated Change Capture Process
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Another Model, More Data Loss
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Question of the Day
Finding a Database Master Key
Where do I check for the existence of a Database Master Key (DMK) in SQL Server 2025?
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