Farewell, Robert B. Parker
I heard the news via a blog post by Ward Pond that one of my favorite authors had died at...
2010-02-12
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SQLAndy
Growing the Pool of SQL Server Speakers
In a nutshell, I’m interested in growing and diversifying the pool of speakers that focus on SQL Server. You might...
2010-02-11
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Notes from the February 2010 oPASS Meeting
Really rainy in Orlando today, traffic is horrible. We had a higher than usual number of RSVP’s for the meeting,...
2010-02-10
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SQLSaturday #43 Announced!
Greg Larsen is hosting SQLSaturday in Redmond, WA again this year, this time on June 12, 2009. Call for speakers...
2010-02-10
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Who Would You Like To See as a PASS Summit Keynote Speaker?
Note: These are my opinions and don’t reflect the official views of PASS, just my thoughts!
I’ve been to every PASS...
2010-02-09
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South Florida Geek Golf
Scott Klein has put together the first annual Geek Golf event. Scheduled for May 8th, 2010, it’s being held at...
2010-02-08
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Attending SQLSaturday #33 in Charlotte, NC
Just booked the travel, going up the afternoon of March 5th and returning on an early evening flight on the...
2010-02-08
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Next Step for the One Laptop Per Child Project
I’ve been a fan of the OLPC project, even buying to raffle off at an event just so I could...
2010-02-08
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Interviewed by Andy Leonard
As I mentioned earlier in the week I had promised Andy an interview, we finished it up yesterday and the...
2010-02-05
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My Reading List
A couple weeks back I asked for reading suggestions, and I got a bunch! Here’s the list so far:
Wizard’s First...
2010-02-05
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Blogs
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...
Getting Started with Azure SQL Developer on Macbook
The idea behind Azure SQL Developer is for anyone to build, iterate, and test...
AI Experiments: Claude Solved a DAB Issue
By Steve Jones
I’m sure many of you are using AI regularly, perhaps chatting, perhaps using some...
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
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