Introduction to Extended Events
Since I started playing with Extended Events, it has been my favorite toy for performance troubleshooting. It was introduced in...
2017-11-29
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Dharmendra Keshari
SQL SERVER ON LINUX INSTALLATION – PART4 – INSTALL SQL SERVER AGENT ON RHEL
In my previous tips, I explained about install RHEL Server on the virtual machine, install SQL Server 2017 on Red Hat Enterprise...
2017-11-25
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SQL SERVER ON LINUX INSTALLATION – PART3 – INSTALL SQL SERVER COMMAND-LINE TOOLS ON RHEL
As installing SQL Server on Linux doesn’t install SQL Server command-line tools by default. So, you have to install it...
2017-11-23
766 reads
Finding Input Parameters in an Execution Plan
The query execution plan is a map of work which SQL Server is going to perform to execute a query....
2017-11-22 (first published: 2017-11-11)
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SQL SERVER ON LINUX INSTALLATION – PART2 – INSTALL SQL SERVER ON RHEL
In the previous blog, we discussed how to install RHEL Server on the virtual machine. In this quick tutorial, we...
2017-11-22
839 reads
SQL Server on Linux Installation On RHEL Server – PART1
In the previous posts, we learned how toinstall SQL Server on Ubuntu Server&install SQL Server on CentOS. Today, we’ll walk...
2017-11-21
1,052 reads
Figuring out Time-Out Prone queries
Recently, I was helping one of the community attendees on the SQL Server Query Time-Out issue. Once we are done...
2017-11-20 (first published: 2017-11-09)
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SQL Operation Studio Tool
Microsoft finally has launched most awaited tool – SQL Operation Studio (aka OpsStudio)!!!
SQL Operation studio is a lightweight open source...
2017-11-20
1,582 reads
Getting Query Execution Statistics
If you hate things that are slow, I bet you certainly want to know the reason for the slowness. So,...
2017-11-17 (first published: 2017-11-06)
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Over-Indexing can hurt your SQL Server performance
Indexes are a vast subject and well documented elsewhere on the web. But, it is still a very commonly asked...
2017-11-15 (first published: 2017-11-05)
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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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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