Getting SQLServers Last Known Good DBCC Checkdb with PowerShell and dbatools
As good SQL Server DBA’s we want to ensure that our databases are regularly checked for consistency by running DBCC...
2017-04-05
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As good SQL Server DBA’s we want to ensure that our databases are regularly checked for consistency by running DBCC...
2017-04-05
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In a previous post I showed how easy it is to test your backups using Test-DbaLastBackup
Today I thought I would...
2017-04-05 (first published: 2017-03-22)
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If your server collation is different to your database collation then you may find that you get an error similar...
2017-04-03
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Whilst I was writing my Test-DbaLastBackup Posts I ran into a common error I get when importing datatables into a...
2017-04-01
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I read a great blog post about answering the question how big is the database using T-SQL on SQL Buffet...
2017-03-29
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All the good DBAs backup their databases.
A significant amount of SQL DBAs use Ola Hallengrens maintenance solution to do so.
This...
2017-03-29 (first published: 2017-03-18)
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I have written about Test-DbaLastBackup in posts here, here and here. They have been Windows only posts.
With SQL Server vNext...
2017-03-27
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In a previous post I wrote about how easy it was to restore a whole SQL Servers user databases from...
2017-03-20
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Just a quick post, as much as a reminder for me as anything, but also useful to those that attended...
2017-03-17 (first published: 2017-03-12)
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One of the most visited posts on my blog is nearly two and half years old now – Add User to...
2017-03-16 (first published: 2017-03-06)
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By Brian Kelley
During COVID, I attended training on software/enterprise architecture given by Mark Richards. One of...
For me, the objective is straightforward: have a backup strategy that is reliable, understandable,...
By DesertDBA
Note: This post is the invitation for T-SQL Tuesday #204 on November 3rd, 2026....
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The ##MS_DatabaseConnector## User
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Planning for Change
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Importing Excel files into SQL...
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