Centralized Management Server 101
Registered Servers
I've used Central Management Server registered servers in SSMS for primarily one purpose, saving connections. 🙂 This is definitely not...
2016-10-16
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Sheldon Hull
- Website: https://www.sheldonhull.com
Diff All Files - Reviewing Changesets Quickly
If you need to do code comparison on a lot of files in Visual Studio, I ran across an extension...
2016-10-12
823 reads
Diff All Files - Reviewing Changesets Quickly
Update: 2017-07-14
Still find this incredibly awesome! Developer just updated for Visual Studio 2017 after a lot of hard work. Github...
2016-10-12
283 reads
Migrating Database Collation - The Red Gate Way
I had some cross database comparisons that I wanted to simplify, but ensuring the collation matched. The amount of objects...
2016-10-10
362 reads
Migrating Database Collation - The Red Gate Way
I had some cross database comparisons that I wanted to simplify, but ensuring the collation matched. The amount of objects...
2016-10-10
117 reads
Fixing non-deterministic error when creating indexed view
I discovered a bit of info on working with float values, while creating a hash value that contained a float...
2016-10-08
3,893 reads
Fixing non-deterministic error when creating indexed view
I discovered a bit of info on working with float values, while creating a hash value that contained a float...
2016-10-08
152 reads
SQL 2016 - Configuration Manager Not Showing in Start Menu
Didn't see SQL 2016 Configuration manager in the start menu. Ran a quick search to see if this was a...
2016-09-30 (first published: 2016-09-21)
1,955 reads
Setting DBCC 1222 on startup
The following command is run to gain details on deadlocks.
DBCC TRACEON (1222,-1)
However, once the SQL instance is restarted this...
2016-09-26 (first published: 2016-09-19)
1,770 reads
SQL 2016 - Configuration Manager Not Showing in Start Menu
Didn't see SQL 2016 Configuration manager in the start menu. Ran a quick search to see if this was a...
2016-09-21
108 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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The ##MS_DatabaseConnector## User
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Importing Excel files into SQL Server, Azure Edition
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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