What’s next: Job search burnout
I was given 4.5 months notice this past June and was fortunate to find a new job. I blogged about ... Continue reading
2022-12-06
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Kenneth Fisher
What is production grade code? : T-SQL Tuesday #156
It’s that time of the month again! It’s T-SQL Tuesday and this month Tom Zika (blog|twitter) is hosting. Tom would ... Continue reading
2022-11-23 (first published: 2022-11-08)
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SQL Homework – July 2022 – Getting ready for the next time you have to look for a job.
Back in July I suggested that you get your resume up to date. It’s something I’d wish I’d kept up ... Continue reading
2022-11-14 (first published: 2022-11-01)
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Setting up my new workstation with some Chocolatey goodness.
As you might be aware I started a new job last week. Which means a new workstation and installing lots ... Continue reading
2022-11-11
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What can you do with a SELECT statement without a FROM clause?
Some people have shower thoughts, I have 1am thoughts. In this case it was the only keyword required in a ... Continue reading
2022-11-07 (first published: 2022-10-25)
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What’s next: New beginnings!
I’m both excited and frankly relieved to say that I’ve found a new position. Starting Wed Nov 2nd I’ll be ... Continue reading
2022-10-28
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Comments in your generated code : T-SQL Tuesday #155
The ever amazing Steve Jones (blog|twitter) is our host this month. And in case you didn’t know he also is ... Continue reading
2022-10-24 (first published: 2022-10-11)
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What you can do is based on more than your direct permissions.
What you have access to is not just what you have direct permissions to. The other day I needed to ... Continue reading
2022-10-19 (first published: 2022-10-06)
285 reads
Viewing errors with extended events
A little while back I came across this post: Identifying failed queries with extended events. It has a script to ... Continue reading
2022-10-10 (first published: 2022-09-27)
384 reads
SQL Homework – October 2022 – Replication part 2
In August we started taking a look at replication. We learned some of the terms used, and set up a ... Continue reading
2022-10-04
43 reads
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
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The ##MS_DatabaseConnector## User
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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