Last Weeks Top “Reading” Links #109
It’s Monday time for this week’s weekly link round-up. If you want to catch these links “live” (so exciting), follow...
2014-11-17
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Blog Posts
Quickly Add Telnet
Have you found yourself on a server or workstation that doesn't have telnet (typical in new builds and new Azure...
2014-11-17
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Thoughts on Speakers and Topics for PASS Chapters
After wrapping up my part of SQLSaturday Orlando this year I’ve been thinking on what if anything we might do...
2014-11-17
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PASS Summit 2014 Recap
Every autumn one can observe the pilgrimage of almost all Microsoft Data Platform specialists (SQL Server, Excel, Azure Platform) for...
2014-11-16
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T-SQL Tuesday #60 Roundup – Step Right Up
We had a great turnout for this months T-SQL Tuesday Block Party. Coming into this month and knowing that I...
2014-11-16
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How to fix: Visual Studio 2012 startup problem: The 'HDIProjectPackage' package did not load correctly.
After installing Community Edition of VS2013 with some additional packages i've noticed that my VS2012 starts failing to start with...
2014-11-15
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PASS SQL Saturday Events: December 2014
DateEventDecember 6 SQLSaturday #359 – Istanbul 2014December 6 SQLSaturday #351 – Lima 2014December 6 SQLSaturday #347 – Washington DC 2014December 13 SQLSaturday #356...
2014-11-15
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12 Things To Check With SQL Server To Prepare For Winter
Winter is coming! Is your SQL Server ready?
There you sit, watching TV, when you hear it: “Analysts are predicting massive...
2014-11-14
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12 Things To Check With SQL Server To Prepare For Winter
Reading Time: 8 minutesWinter is coming! Is your SQL Server ready?
There you sit, watching TV, when you hear it: “Analysts...
2014-11-14
651 reads
Default Framing–Window Functions
I’ve been playing with the window functions in T-SQL a bit, and I find them very interesting. They certainly solve...
2014-11-14 (first published: 2014-10-27)
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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
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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