What I’ve Been Up To Lately
I ran into a friend at a recent event and during the discussion he asked what I was doing lately...
2011-08-24
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SQLAndy
PASS Update #62
Our most recent Board meeting was Aug 11 & 12 in Ft Lauderdale (located so we could attend SQLSaturday on Saturday)....
2011-08-24
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Defining Your Culture
Imagine that you take over a team, department, maybe even a whole company, and as you look around at how...
2011-08-23
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Networking Dinner at the PASS Summit 2011
We’re repeating our event this year, a low key no sponsor dinner for those that arrive early and want to...
2011-08-22
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Writing Your Resume
There’s a lot of info out there about putting together a resume, and I probably can’t add a lot, but...
2011-08-17
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You Are Allowed to Care About Whatever You Want
I wanted to write this because its often overlooked. I care about things that may not interest you, things that...
2011-08-16
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Micromanaging
Micromanaging is one of those words that evokes an instant negative image. Certainly there are times when it happens, but...
2011-08-15
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Notes from SQLSaturday #79
This was the third SQLSaturday in South Florida and the third time I’ve attended, just too good an event to...
2011-08-15
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Meet the PASS Board at SQLSaturday #79 In South Florida
We’re having a PASS Board meeting and many of us will be staying for the event on Saturday (and an...
2011-08-12
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Seeking Volunteers for the Nomination Committee
We have a few changes in the election process for PASS this year, one of them is that we have...
2011-08-11
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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
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SQL Agent Job Automated Change Capture Process
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Another Model, More Data Loss
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Finding a Database Master Key
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