SQLSaturday #49 in Orlando!
We just put the site up, starting a little earlier than last year, and over the course of this week...
2010-04-21
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SQLAndy
Rules to Live By – The Intro
Most of us have some general rules we live by, and I’ve often thought it would be a lot easier...
2010-04-21
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Review: Ninite
Found Ninite while browsing a list of efficiency tools on PCWorld.com. It’s a one stop super installer, you run through...
2010-04-20
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Reminder – SQLSaturday #38 in Jacksonville on May 8th, 2010
I hear that registration is over 350 so far, with seats still available – but register soon! I’m driving up with...
2010-04-19
507 reads
Pride of Idea Ownership
I’ve had this on my list to write about for a while, just didn’t have a great example until this...
2010-04-19
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My Idea for the PASS Summit 2010 Opening Night Reception
First, some background. If you’ve been to the Summit you know that we have an opening night reception, lots of...
2010-04-16
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Visiting Chicago
A few weeks back I was in Chicago for three days for work. I’ve been through the airport a couple...
2010-04-16
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Schedule Published for SQLSaturday #38 in Jacksonville
SQLSaturday #38 is coming up on May 8th, 2010, back at the same location as in previous years at the...
2010-04-15
492 reads
LinkedIn for Blackberry
I’ve been waiting on this for a while, and missed the announcement that it was available, happened to see that...
2010-04-15
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Notes from the April 13, 2010 oPASS Meeting
Decided to scrap the pizza this month after one too many late deliveries from Pizza Hut, went with sandwich platters...
2010-04-14
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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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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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