Do You Work for #1?
Someone recently asked me if I would work for a company if I didn’t believe in their products or services...
2011-07-28
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SQLAndy
Projects – Win Early
Project plans should try to plan for some unknowns. For large projects they include known risks, vacation time, maybe even...
2011-07-26
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My Schedule for The Remainder of 2011
Just a few notes about things I’m doing over the next few months:
July 30 – Attending SQLSaturday Birmingham. I went to...
2011-07-25
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Trusts Are Transitive
If you’ve done networking in the MS world you know about the trust options between domains, and one of the...
2011-07-21
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Knowing Someone Makes a Difference-Part 2
How long does it take you to get comfortable at a new job. How long to figure out who is...
2011-07-20
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Knowing Someone Makes a Difference-Part 1
I’ve put a lot more emphasis on networking in the last few years and I’ve always considered it an investment,...
2011-07-19
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A Big Milestone-SQLSaturday #100
Just announced yesterday, SQLSaturday #100 will be held in Brazil on November 26, 2011. Just a little over four years...
2011-07-19
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PASS Update #60
I’ve written a lot here, but for June & July (and part of August) I’m trying to just keep the ship...
2011-07-18
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Android Game: Slice-It
The eternal challenge with games, and free/cheap software in general, is knowing what’s out there, especially since you don’t always...
2011-07-15
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Profiled on SQLPeople
I’m late posting it, but I was featured on SQLPeople for June 27th. It’s a project Andy Leonard has going...
2011-07-14
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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
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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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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