Notes from the January 2012 oPASS Meeting
It’s been quite a while – where did the time go? – since I had done a presentation for oPASS, so when...
2012-01-23
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SQLAndy
PASS: Time to Change the By-Laws
Yesterday Bill Graziano announced the appointment of two Directors (Kendal Van Dyke and James Rowland-Jones) to fill vacancies on the...
2012-01-14
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Presenting at OPASS on January 10, 2012
I’m stepping out of blogging-break mode for a few minutes to share that I’ll be presenting Building Your Professional Development...
2012-01-04
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PASS Election Results
The 2011 Election results were just posted, congratulations to Adam Jorgensen, Denise McInerney, and Rob Farley for taking the top...
2011-12-28
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Wrapping Up 2011 and a Blog Break
I’m writing this on December 17th, thinking back on 2011, and it has been a good year. Not always simple...
2011-12-28
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PASS Update #69 (The Wrap Up)
Next week marks the end of my third and final year serving on the PASS Board of Directors. I’ve struggled...
2011-12-27
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PASS Summit 2011 Eval Results
My presentation on Professional Development Plans ended up being ranked 47th out of 190, with an overall score of 4.63....
2011-12-22
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Explaining SQLSaturday
I wrote a while back about my coffee cup from SQLSaturday #100. I took it to work (where I usually...
2011-12-21
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SQLSaturday Goes International
Looking at 2011 and the planned events so far for 2012 it’s easy to see that SQLSaturday is starting to...
2011-12-20
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Read About SQLSatuday #100 & See the Coffee Cup Too!
Here’s a great post from Karla Landrum about her trip (with husband Rodney) to Brazil for the milestone making #100....
2011-12-19
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Blogs
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...
Getting Started with Azure SQL Developer on Macbook
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