SQLSat in DC – it’s a wrap
This past weekend I had the opportunity to go visit Washington DC. It was just the second time I got to stay in the Nation’s capitol for more than just...
2014-12-08
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Blog Posts
SQLSat in DC – it’s a wrap
This past weekend I had the opportunity to go visit Washington DC. It was just the second time I got to...
2014-12-08
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Starbucks Clover
I recently read Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life without Losing Its Soul by Howard Schultz. Not bad reading...
2014-12-08
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T-SQL Tuesday #61 – Giving Back
The Season of Giving
The annual PASS Summit (otherwise known as the #SQLFamily reunion) is over. Here in the United States,...
2014-12-08 (first published: 2014-12-02)
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Using a date or int column as the clustered index.
The other day I was answering a question about clustered indexes and it lead indirectly to a twitter conversation on...
2014-12-08 (first published: 2014-12-01)
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DacFX Links
I thought it would be a good idea to gather together a list of links for DacFx, blogs code or...
2014-12-07
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DacFX Links
I thought it would be a good idea to gather together a list of links for DacFx, blogs code or...
2014-12-07
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DacFX Links
I thought it would be a good idea to gather together a list of links for DacFx, blogs code or articles - if you have anything that you think...
2014-12-07
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Make Visual Studio Setup Slightly Faster
If you get the Visual Studio 2012 or 2013 web installer then it uses the BITS service to download the...
2014-12-07
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Make Visual Studio Setup Slightly Faster
If you get the Visual Studio 2012 or 2013 web installer then it uses the BITS service to download the setup files.
The BITS service is used to download files...
2014-12-07
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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,...
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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
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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