2 Tips to a Working Schedule
When I watched the following video from Justin Sung, I realized that I am often guilty of the two problems he cites with regards to making my schedule work...
2025-06-26
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Blog Posts
Monitoring SQL Server Performance with the Pure Storage FlashArray OpenMetrics Exporter
I’m excited to share a new open-source project I’ve been working on that combines two of my favorite areas: SQL Server and Pure Storage FlashArray performance monitoring. If you’ve...
2025-06-26
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Parameterize Linked Service in ADF with no Dynamic Content available
When you create linked services in Azure Data Factory (ADF) or in a Synapse Workspace, you typically want to parameterize certain properties of the connection. When you deploy your...
2025-06-26
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Database Concurrency: MVCC in PostgreSQL vs Row Versioning in SQL Server
What is Concurrency in Databases? Concurrency control ensures that multiple transactions can occur simultaneously without leading to data inconsistency. Two popular concurrency control mechanisms are: MVCC in PostgreSQL PostgreSQL...
2025-06-25 (first published: 2025-06-11)
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From SQL Server to PostgreSQL: A Story of 5 Key SQL Differences
After spending decades working in SQL Server, getting familiar with PostgreSQL felt like traveling to a country where everyone speaks a language I mostly understand – but with a different accent...
2025-06-25 (first published: 2025-06-11)
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Permissions required for user defined table types in Microsoft SQL Server
This has bitten me so many times, I’m putting this here where I can find it in the future. You might want to bookmark this page 🙂 I rely...
2025-06-25
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Teaching at the SC Statewide Audit Conference
Instead of teaching the CISA exam prep course, I'm teaching in the IT track. With Artificial Intelligence (AI) being a central focus in most audit and security tracks, I'm...
2025-06-25
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PESTLE Analysis for Databases Explained | Real-World Use Cases & Tool
📘 Understanding PESTLE PESTLE is a strategic framework used to evaluate external macro-environmental factors that influence business operations. It stands for This model is particularly useful for assessing how...
2025-06-24
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SQL Server TempDB: The Most Overlooked Bottleneck
Configuration, Performance, and Unnecessary Usage TempDB is the SQL Server equivalent of a junk drawer – everyone uses it, nobody monitors it, and eventually it becomes a bottleneck you...
2025-06-23 (first published: 2025-06-04)
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SSMS 21 Fixes Irritating Problem
I have a proper blog post coming out tomorrow for T-SQL Tuesday, but today, celebrate with me that SSMS 21 finally, at long last, fixes the irritating fact that...
2025-06-23 (first published: 2025-06-09)
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Blogs
Wait… Could This Be the End of Index Maintenance?
While attending SQLCon and FabCon Europe in Barcelona, there were a lot of announcements...
Copilot on the Power BI Report Canvas vs. Modern Report Builder
By James Serra
(This is the second post in a three-part series on how AI is changing...
The #MS_DatabaseConnector## Role: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I had seen these roles in various instances, but never dug into the new...
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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