T-SQL Tuesday #133: What (Else) Have I Learned from Presenting?
T-SQL Tuesday is a monthly blog party in the SQL Community and this month is hosted by Lisa Bohm (b | t) and it’s about what else I have...
2020-12-08
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Blog Posts
T-SQL Tuesday #133–What I Learned From Presenting
This month Lisa Griffin Bohm is the host and thanks to her from hosting. She was one of the last people I pressured lightly to host. She came up...
2020-12-08
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Daily Coping 7 Dec 2020
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2020-12-07
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Data Architecture Blog Post: CI CD in Azure Synapse Analytics Part 1
Hello Dear Reader! It's been a while. I've got a new blog post over on the Microsoft Data Architecture Blog on using Azure Synapse Analytics titled, CI...
2020-12-07
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Data Architecture Blog Post: CI CD in Azure Synapse Analytics Part 1
Hello Dear Reader! It's been a while. I've got a new blog post over on the Microsoft Data Architecture Blog on using Azure Synapse Analytics titled, CI...
2020-12-07
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Top 10 Must-Ask Questions Before Going to the Cloud
After architecting and migrating some of the world’s largest data platforms, Let’s walk through my top ten must ask questions before migrating to the cloud so that you can save time, money,...
2020-12-07 (first published: 2020-11-23)
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Virtual Log Files
Today’s post is a guest article from a friend of Dallas DBAs, writer, and fantastic DBA Jules Behrens (B|L) One common performance issue that is not well known that...
2020-12-07 (first published: 2020-11-24)
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A Note to the PASS Board of Directors
I just read with dismay that Mindy Curnutt has resigned. That’s a big loss at a time when the future of PASS is in doubt and we need all...
2020-12-06
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5 Things You Should Know About Azure SQL
Azure SQL offers up a world of benefits that can be captured by consumers if implemented correctly. It will not solve all your problems, but it can solve quite...
2020-12-04
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5 Things You Should Know About Azure SQL
Azure SQL offers up a world of benefits that can be captured by consumers if implemented correctly. It will not solve all your problems, but it can solve quite...
2020-12-04
13 reads
Blogs
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,...
T-SQL Tuesday #204 – Are blogs still relevant?
By DesertDBA
Note: This post is the invitation for T-SQL Tuesday #204 on November 3rd, 2026....
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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