2015-10-30 (first published: 2013-09-16)
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Willem Gossink
Monitor Database Growth and Usage
Create a repository of all your database devices and stay informed about changes in their size and usage.
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Perform automated database restores and check the integrity of your backup files
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Based on a linked server setup, you can check your SQL Server backups on multiple instances.
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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