Lessons from Out of the Blue
This past Fourth of July weekend I had the opportunity to do a few different things and thought I would share some experiences. None of these experiences were job...
2011-07-06
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Blog Posts
Lessons from Out of the Blue
This past Fourth of July weekend I had the opportunity to do a few different things and thought I would...
2011-07-06
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ODBC DSN on 32/64 Bit Systems
Funny how you can work with data a long time and still run into something new. I’ve been working on...
2011-07-06
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Pliant Technology, Enterprise Flash Drives For Your SQL Server: Part 2
Adding In Others For Contrast
In our first part we introduced Pliant and the LS 300 drive. In part 2 we...
2011-07-06
2,968 reads
Recovering a Database
So you’re restored a database, restored a few logs, all with NORECOVERY as expected and realize there are no more...
2011-07-06
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Replacing Cursors with Set-Based SQL Queries – Part 2
Part 2 of a discussion about replacing cursors with SQL statements for significant speed improvements.
In a recent post I discussed...
2011-07-06
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SQL Server Analysis Services Operations Guide published
Another whitepaper to add to your “to read” list: SQL Server 2008 R2 Analysis Services Operations Guide
This white paper describes...
2011-07-06
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Converting OR to Union
When I looked at indexing for queries containing predicates combined with OR, it became clear that the are some restrictive...
2011-07-05
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Deleting Accounts from Websites
I ran across this article about How to Delete an Account from Any Website on the PC Magazine web site....
2011-07-05
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How my SQL Server trainings helped Hannes and his company to improve their SQL Server based software
In the last months I have done a lot of SQL Server consulting engagements where I
have seen the craziest performance...
2011-07-05
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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