I'm an MVP
Hello Dear Reader! Two weeks ago I was very honored to be named a Microsoft SQL Server MVP. Since then...
2014-10-15
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Networking at the PASS Summit
The 2014 PASS Summit is coming up in a few weeks and thousands of SQL Server professionals will be coming...
2014-10-22 (first published: 2014-10-15)
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Upcoming conferences end of 2014: Microsoft Technical Server Summit, MVP Summit, PASS Summit, Microsoft Technical Summit
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Das Jahresende nähert sich in raschen Schritten. In den nächsten 3 Monaten stehen wieder mehrere Konferenzauftritte an.
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The end...
2014-10-15
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SSIS Pivot makes you stronger
At the recent Toronto SQL Server User group meeting Michal J Swart (@MJSwart) gave a good presentation based on 10...
2014-10-15
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PASS Election Results for 2014
The election results were just posted. Congratulations to James Rowland-Jones, Wendy Pastrick, and Grant Fritchey for earning seats on the...
2014-10-15
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Lync 2013 Video Issues on Windows 8
Part of the reason I have a blog is to document issues and resolutions I do not want to forget....
2014-10-15
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Thank You: #passvotes
The results are in and it seems that I’ve been elected to a place on the PASS Board.
Thank you.
I will...
2014-10-15
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Tracking down CPU spikes using process explorer and DMVs
What is it about 4:45 pm on a Friday afternoon that makes CPUs spike, drives crash, databases corrupt? I wish...
2014-10-21 (first published: 2014-10-15)
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Can’t Create A Timeline in Excel on Multidimensional Cube
Excel 2013 - We can’t create a Timeline for this report because it doesn’t have a field formatted as Date.
After getting...
2014-10-15
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Hell No, DMO - DMV is what it shall be!
So, I've finally decided to draw a line in the sand. I've been doing some writing lately. The radio silence...
2014-10-15
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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