Delegating
I think all managers are told they must delegate to succeed and/or survive. Seems obvious, a manager can’t do it...
2010-07-01
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SQLAndy
MS Access Annoyance: Doesn’t Link Synonyms
I use Access when I don’t have dedicated admin tools for editing data, frequently the case for infrequently changed data...
2010-06-30
3,147 reads
The Breakfast Plan Goes Awry
Here’s the editorial for SSC today and while it’s a humorous story about asking for donuts and getting a free...
2010-06-29
1,426 reads
Conference Calls Are Hard
Conference calls are a fact of life for most of us. Remote offices, remote workers, clients – lots of reasons to...
2010-06-29
1,426 reads
PASS Update #35
It’s been a busy month for me for PASS activities. I spent almost the entire week last week on PASS...
2010-06-28
704 reads
Growing the SQL Community – Carefully
If you’re a blogger or a twitterer or a SQL speaker or PASS volunteer, you do it because you have...
2010-06-25
560 reads
Building a PASS Voting Solution – Part 6
Today we’ll try to finish up by looking at a couple of the semi-interesting parts of the code in this...
2010-06-24
644 reads
PASS Board Call For Nominations Open
Nominations opened today and will run through July 21st. Whether you’re planning to be a candidate or not, I hope...
2010-06-24
553 reads
Guest Editorial on SSC – Selling Used Cars/Experience Requires Repetition
I’ve been experimenting with stories in the editorial, experiences of my own that are amusing and have some kind of...
2010-06-24
935 reads
SQLSaturday Orlando Signs
Life in the event leader fast lane, finally got the signs for our upcoming #49 here in Orlando. In past...
2010-06-23
544 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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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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