Running tSQLt tests from C/VB.Net/Java/Whatever
When you already have a test framework setup such as MSTest or NUnit and possibly a CI build in place...
2014-11-20
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Clustered Columnstore Indexes – part 43 (“Transaction Log Basics”)
Continuation from the previous 42 parts, starting from http://www.nikoport.com/2013/07/05/clustered-columnstore-indexes-part-1-intro/
This post is dedicated to the Transaction Log behaviour, which might explain...
2014-11-19
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SQL Konference 2015
My first speaking date of the new year is scheduled. I’ll be at the SQL Server Konference 2015, near Frankfurt,...
2014-11-19
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How to determine Meta data or result set information of a stored procedure /trigger ? TIP # 73
Sometimes it may require that you don’t know what will be output of a stored procedure ? what kind of result...
2014-11-19
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T-SQL Tricks – Custom Templates
I wrote about the Template Explorer, which comes with the SQL Server tools and is visible in Management Studio (SSMS)....
2014-11-25 (first published: 2014-11-19)
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Fast Track Data Warehouse Reference Architecture for SQL Server 2014
I have previously blogged about the Fast Track Data Warehouse, a reference configuration optimized for data warehousing (see Microsoft SQL Server...
2014-11-19
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You don’t really need ORDER BY do you?
You see dozens of blog posts and articles about how the order of a result set is not guaranteed without...
2014-12-01 (first published: 2014-11-19)
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SOA and message based integration - the challenge of bulk data changes
I'm working on problems of enterprise data integration in the role of enterprise architect, but I am and have been...
2014-11-24 (first published: 2014-11-19)
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For better Sql code use fake tables
When unit testing code there is a really powerful feature that is either called mocking or faking or sometimes using stubs and what these mean is creating objects that...
2014-11-18
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For better Sql code use fake tables
When unit testing code there is a really powerful feature that is either called mocking or faking or sometimes using...
2014-11-18
56 reads
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