Visiting Atlantis
This week I got to visit Atlantis. Not the mythical island, but rather the ship, the Space Shuttle Atlantis at...
2013-06-26
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SQLAndy
PASS Nominating Committee for 2013 Elections Announced
I was pleased to see the email this morning announcing that community volunteers Erin Stellato, Ryan Adams, and Tamera Clark...
2013-06-26
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Kindle vs Library
Since I bought a Nexus 7 (two of them, I broke the first one) I’ve been interested to see if...
2013-06-17
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Is $160 Per Day a Lot?
Recently I was in a small coffee/sandwich shop for early morning coffee and while waiting watched one of the employees...
2013-06-17
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Interesting Approach-One Time Tools
Recently I ordered a Paolini Pocket Rule from Woodpecker. It is one of a series of OneTime Tools they’ve produced...
2013-06-17
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Vacation Notes
First stop was Philadelphia, mostly because we scheduled our vacation to coincide with SQLSaturday #200, but also because we had...
2013-06-11
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Presenting at SQLSaturday #231 in Cocoa Beach
I’ll be attending the very first SQLSaturday held in Cocoa Beach on July 27, 2013, and doing a brand new...
2013-06-07
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Train Rides and A Silly Train Story
This past week I took my kids on a train ride from Philadelphia to Washington DC. It was their first...
2013-06-07
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Notes from SQLSaturday #200
My first time in Philadelphia (and in Malvern, the actual event location). I drove up Friday night for the speaker...
2013-06-07
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Back to Plan A
At the end of April I posted a bit on my change in plans and what I thought I’d be...
2013-05-28
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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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