T-SQL Tuesday #102: Giving Back
This is my diatribe about service and giving back to the community. When done properly, there is a natural born effect of enhancing one's personal life equal in some...
2018-05-09
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Jason Brimhall
T-SQL Tuesday #102: Giving Back
Last month we had the opportunity to discuss some of the most important tools for a data professional. I took...
2018-05-09
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Change SQL Server Collation – Back to Basics
One of my most favorite things in the world is the opportunity to deal with extremely varying database and environment...
2018-04-19 (first published: 2018-04-12)
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Syspolicy Phantom Health Records
SQL Server comes with a default SQL agent job installed (for most installations) to help manage the collection of system...
2018-04-17 (first published: 2018-04-06)
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Change SQL Server Collation – Back to Basics
Every now and again we have to deal with a sudden requirements change. When that happens, we sometimes just need to take a step back and evaluate the entire...
2018-04-12
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T-SQL Tuesday #101: Essential Tools
What are the tools you love to use? What are the tools that maybe need a little sharpening? What tools do you have that maybe you wish were the...
2018-04-10
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T-SQL Tuesday #101: Essential Tools
What are the tools you love to use? What are the tools that maybe need a little sharpening? What tools...
2018-04-10
381 reads
Syspolicy Phantom Health Records
SQL Server comes with a default SQL agent job installed (for most installations) to help manage the collection of system health data. I would dare say this job is...
2018-04-06
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SQL Server Extended Availability Groups
It may come as no surprise to many that Microsoft has hastened the SQL Server development cycle. Furthermore, it may be no surprise to many that Microsoft has also...
2018-04-01
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SQL Server Extended Availability Groups
It may come as no surprise to many that Microsoft has hastened the SQL Server development cycle. Furthermore, it may...
2018-04-01
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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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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