31 Days of SSIS – UnPivot Transformation (11/31)
31 Days of SSIS
The last post discussed the Pivot transformation – that leads us to this post which will be on...
2011-01-11
1,168 reads
First SQL Lunch of the Year - SSRS Tips and Tricks with Pam Shaw
Last Year was a great year for the SQL Lunch. We had so many great presentations. I am really excited...
2011-01-11
851 reads
CTRL Scroll and Getting Old
The handiest thing that I’ve used lately for a computer is the Ctrl button and the scroll wheel on my...
2011-01-11
974 reads
TSQL Tuesday 14: Committed
For this TSQL Tuesday post, I will just add a short list of my professional goals for this next year. Otherwise, this post would be mostly about my non-professional...
2011-01-11
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TSQL Tuesday 14: Committed
Woohoo, It’s TSQL Tuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuesday!!! This month we are being hosted by one-half of the MidnightDBA – Jen McCown (Blog | Twitter), and...
2011-01-11
587 reads
A New Year, Time To Get My Learn On!
My friend, and newly minted MVP, Jen McCown (blog|twitter) is hosting T-SQL Tuesday this month. I normally don’t do the...
2011-01-11
601 reads
Quietly Professional
The conventional wisdom tends to hold that you should trumpet your accomplishments to your boss, though in a way that...
2011-01-11
754 reads
TSQL Tuesday: Resolutions
Sounds like a good action adventure movie. The theme this month on TSQL Tuesday, thanks to our host, Jen McCown...
2011-01-11
1,013 reads
T-SQL Tuesday 14: Resolutions #TSQL2sDay
Time for the first T-SQL Tuesday of 2011. This month Jen McCown (Blog | @midnightdba) is hosting the event. The topic...
2011-01-11
568 reads
Rich Embedded Text Formatting in Reports
I’ve recently come to realize what a truly remarkable feature it is to be able to
format report text using simple...
2011-01-11
785 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