PASS Summit is almost here
This is my second trip to Seattle for the annual bash. Last year I was a newbie. I did not...
2011-10-07
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Blog Posts
SQL Server – SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 3 RTM Released
Microsoft has released Service Pack 3 for SQL Server 2008 yesterday. You can read this blog post from SQL Server...
2011-10-07
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The Khan Academy
It’s completely unrelated to work, though there is a computer science section.
I can’t take credit for this, that goes to...
2011-10-07
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What I Learned at #SPC11
This week, I attended the Microsoft SharePoint Conference 2011 (#SPC11) in Anaheim. Not my usual beat, to be sure, but our company is starting to use SharePoint more, and...
2011-10-07
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What I Learned at #SPC11
This week, I attended the Microsoft SharePoint Conference 2011 (#SPC11) in Anaheim. Not my usual beat, to be sure, but...
2011-10-07
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What I Learned at #SPC11
This week, I attended the Microsoft SharePoint Conference 2011 (#SPC11) in Anaheim. Not my usual beat, to be sure, but our company is starting to use SharePoint more, and...
2011-10-07
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Build Your Own Event at the PASS Summit
There’s a bunch of stuff scheduled for the PASS Summit next week. You can see some of the events on...
2011-10-06
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Detecting Security Updates on Vista/Windows 7/2008/2008R2
When trying to detect whether updates have been installed or not, there were several places we investigated:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UninstallHKLM\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\HotFixHKLM\Software\Microsoft\UpdatesSome updates still write to...
2011-10-06
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Expiring Databases and Policy-Based Management
Today on Twitter my friend Jes “Run Forrest Run” Schultz Borland (Blog | Twitter) asked the Community “How do you clean...
2011-10-06
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GiveCamp in Orlando Oct 21-23, 2011
The GiveCamp in Orlando needs volunteers to convert 25 reports from Crystal to Reporting Services. Food is provided, just need...
2011-10-06
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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
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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Planning for Change
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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