Folders to Check for errors in SQL Patching or Installation
Recently, while applying SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 3, encountered the following error and SQL Patch failed to upgrade.
"The patch...
2016-11-04
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Nagaraj Venkatesan
Dummies Guide for a SQL Server Presentation
Preparing for SQL Server presentations is always a challenge. This article provides a few guidelines for the same
2016-10-27
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Technical Presentations - What happen's behind the scene
A while ago I wrote a piece on public speaking assignements over here and promised to write what it takes to...
2016-10-27
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Query Store – Part 2 - Configuration Settings
Introduction to Query Store covered here.
Now for the second part on “How to Configure?”
Query Store is configured at the...
2016-10-24
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Query Plan's Compile Time Parameter Values
Most of you would know how to get the query plan from the cache via "sys.dm_exec_cached_plans" or "sys.dm_exec_query_stats" DMV or...
2016-10-17
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Check Database Server Workload - Batches/ Sec
Today's post is about a simple but very useful query.
One of the basic things one needs to check is the...
2016-10-12
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SQL Server 2016 Query Store - Gentle Introduction - 1
Query Store is perhaps one of the path breaking features to release in SQL Server 2016. This post will give...
2016-10-09
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Sp_recompile doesn't recompile!!!!
Many of us use the stored procedure "sp_recompile" to mark the stored procedure for recompilation, so that next time it...
2016-10-06
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Current Running Queries
Following script is perhaps the most executed script in my 10 year Database Administration career. The script has been my...
2016-08-11 (first published: 2016-08-07)
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Speaking at SQL Server Geeks Annual Summit 2016
I am very happy and proud to share the news that I will be speaking in SQL Server Geeks Annual...
2016-07-25
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Blogs
The #MS_DatabaseConnector## Role: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I had seen these roles in various instances, but never dug into the new...
Asking for Help Isn’t a Weakness
By Brian Kelley
During COVID, I attended training on software/enterprise architecture given by Mark Richards. One of...
The Proof of the Backup Is in the Pudding
For me, the objective is straightforward: have a backup strategy that is reliable, understandable,...
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Access + ODBC Driver 18 + SQL Server 2025: ~150–250 ms per request
Has anyone encountered recurring request latency when using Microsoft Access with SQL Server 2025...
The ##MS_DatabaseConnector## User
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Planning for Change
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Question of the Day
The ##MS_DatabaseConnector## User
On SQL Server 2025, I run this code as a sysadmin:
CREATE LOGIN Demo WITH PASSWORD = 'Demo1234567' GO ALTER SERVER ROLE ##MS_DatabaseConnector## ADD MEMBER Demo GOI then login as Demo and run this:
USE sandbox go SELECT CURRENT_USERWhat is returned? See possible answers