Moving The Bottleneck
Most of you probably get that there will always be a bottleneck in a system. You implement a fix in...
2013-07-24
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SQLAndy
I Learned Something From You
I learned something from you – that was something someone said to me at the end of a recent consulting engagement....
2013-07-23
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Upscale Bowling
I don’t bowl often, maybe once a year at best. It’s a fun way to spend a couple hours – I...
2013-07-22
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Security Cameras in the Neighborhood
I live in a pleasant, calm, middle class neighborhood. Not much crime here, at most the rare break-in or vandalism,...
2013-07-19
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More on Finding Bad Links On Your Blog
Yesterday I mentioned using the Google Webmaster Tools to identify some bad URL’s here on the blog. I decided to...
2013-07-19
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Fixing Bad Links Found Using Google Webmaster Tools
I’ve been doing various clean up tasks this week related to the blog, with part of that being a review...
2013-07-18
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PASS Security Virtual Chapter & Security Topics at PASS Summit
I just saw a post from Brian Kelley about the new PASS Security Virtual Chapter launching and the first presentation...
2013-07-17
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Speakers Announced for SQLSaturday #232 in Orlando
It’s done, finally! The sessions for SQLSaturday #232 have been selected and the schedule is available for viewing. We have...
2013-07-17
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PCI Compliance Presentation on July 17, 2013
Next week I’ll be doing a new presentation about PCI compliance – aka dealing with credit cards – online (follow this link...
2013-07-09
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Notes from the 2013 American Association of Woodturners Symposium
This was my first time attending the AAW Symposium, hosted by the American Association of Woodturners. Here are some quick...
2013-07-02
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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...
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Limiting Checkpoints
If I use the -k parameter with a number after it, what does this change in SQL Server?
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