2012-06-06
3,126 reads
Lynn Pettis
- Interests: Sci Fi, Fantasy, Swords and Sorcery, Computers, Soccer (coach and ref)
Deleting Large Number of Records
Often someone will try to perform a delete on a large number of records and run into a number of problems. Slow performance, log growth, and more. Lynn Pettis shows us how to better handle this situation in SQL Server 2000 and SQL Server 2005
2011-02-18 (first published: 2009-09-15)
54,648 reads
Entering the Dark Side
If any of you follow me on SQLServerCentral.com, then you know I recently started a new job. Well, after two...
2010-08-26
1,715 reads
Sins of a Recursive CTE?
On June 1, 2010, Steve Gray had an article, Sins of SQL: The Time Table, published on sqlservercentral.com. I’m not...
2010-06-03
2,636 reads
2010-04-30
3,466 reads
Getting Scared
This is not a technical post, it’s personal, but I need to express my fears. It isn’t about our economy,...
2010-04-01
1,579 reads
The Dynamic Tally or Numbers Table
Building a tally table is a common T-SQL problem that many new developers struggle with. Lynn Pettis brings us an article that shows how to use CTEs to accomplish this.
2009-09-22
11,314 reads
My next republished article is now available
Okay, my second article which was originally published on sswug.org, is now available on SQLServerCentral.com. This article compares two methods...
2009-09-21
1,289 reads
Republished Article
Well, the first of two articles I originally had published on sswug.org will be published on ssc tomorrow. I'm looking...
2009-09-14
1,525 reads
Welcome Home !!
I realize I have been relatively quiet for a while, but summer is actually a fairly busy time for us...
2009-08-22
1,240 reads
Blogs
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,...
T-SQL Tuesday #204 – Are blogs still relevant?
By DesertDBA
Note: This post is the invitation for T-SQL Tuesday #204 on November 3rd, 2026....
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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