SQL Injection: It's not just about your data
On the topic of my SQL Connections SQL Server presentation, one of the things I pointed out about recent SQL...
2011-04-06
1,123 reads
Databases – Infrastructure – Security
Epsilon Data Breach and Staying Safe
By now, you may have received an email from one of the larger businesses you've given your email address to...
2011-04-05
772 reads
A SQL Story in Eleven Words or Less
Tom LaRock (blog | twitter) proposed a Meme Monday and his first choice of topics was to write a SQL Server...
2011-04-04
707 reads
Isolating SQL Server from other systems
In a recent explanation about the RSA breach, Rick Wanner wrote on the Internet Storm Center (ISC) Diary:
The traditional paradigm...
2011-04-04
2,166 reads
Reflections on Dev Connections / SQL Connections
When SQL Connections in the spring was announced, the folks at Red Gate and SQL Server Central reached out to...
2011-04-01
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Presenting with a Mac
My name is Brian Kelley and I used to be a PC bigot. That was back in 1989. I was...
2011-03-31
1,578 reads
Improving Meetings
Most folks I know hate meetings. They especially hate meetings about meetings. Recently I was working with a developer who...
2011-03-30
2,110 reads
On Leadership - Lead from the Front
This topic actually came up at SQL Saturday #70 - Columbia, SC. I spent the first 15 years of my life...
2011-03-29
2,168 reads
Tip on Speaking (and Writing) Well – The Key Idea
Cross-posted from the Goal Keeping DBA blog:
In the September 2010 issue of Toastmaster magazine there’s a great article by Chris...
2011-03-28
1,290 reads
Next Up: SQL Connections!
SQL Saturday #70 is officially in the books. There's some administrative stuff: I will do a blog post about lessons...
2011-03-21
792 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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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