Linked Servers
Do you have linked servers that have been created in your environment? Do you know what these linked servers are? Finding Linked Servers SQL Server has provided us means...
2012-03-01
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Jason Brimhall
Using SSIS to Maintain the File System
Integration Services is one of the more flexible tools available on the SQL Server platform. Jason Brimhall shows us a way to remove old files, either backups or flat files, after a configurable period of time.
2012-02-24
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2012-02-08
1,164 reads
Goals 2012
As I have wanted to do each year, here is my goals post for 2012. Last year I set out to do this very same thing but was very...
2012-02-08
9 reads
Freedom
Not too long ago, I blogged about a Book called Daemon. Freedom is the sequel to Daemon.
I enjoyed reading this...
2012-02-07
724 reads
Freedom
Not too long ago, I blogged about a Book called Daemon. Freedom is the sequel to Daemon. I enjoyed reading this book. The story continues from Daemon, but in...
2012-02-07
27 reads
S3OLV – Get your Merge On
We are rapidly closing in on the February meeting for S3OLV. You might remember reading about the upcoming meeting here.
We...
2012-02-07
646 reads
S3OLV – Get your Merge On
We are rapidly closing in on the February meeting for S3OLV. You might remember reading about the upcoming meeting here. We are looking to have an excellent meeting this...
2012-02-07
13 reads
Slammer, Alive…Barely
Slammer
By now you must have heard of the SQL Slammer worm. It was quite an infectious little nuisance. The harm...
2012-01-30 (first published: 2012-01-24)
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System Base Tables
On January 19th, I published a post about the Dedicated Administrator Connection. I spoke very briefly of the system base...
2012-01-30
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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,...
Forums
Pay for Performance
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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
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The ##MS_DatabaseConnector## User
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