Daily Coping 31 May 2021
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2021-05-31
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Blog post about Copying Azure files to SharePoint, comparing Logic App and Power Automate Flow for this, and Trust No One
(2021-May-31) Recently, I created a prototype solution for one of the projects, that would copy data files from Azure to SharePoint location. The task is trivial, doesn't require a lot...
2021-06-14 (first published: 2021-05-31)
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The PASS Data Community Summit Call for Speakers
The other day I saw something that I wasn’t sure I’ve ever see again. The call for speakers for the PASS Data Community Summit went out. After the dissolution...
2021-06-11 (first published: 2021-05-28)
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Goal Progress for May 2021
I set goals at the beginning of the year, and I’m tracking my progress in these updates during 2021. As I look at goal progress for 2021, I’m going...
2021-05-28
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Daily Coping 28 May 2021
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2021-05-28
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Automating AlwaysOn Availability Group Failover for SSISDB 2012/2014
Hopefully not many people are still configuring SSIS instances on SQL 2012 or 2014 – especially HA instances – but if you are, this post is for you. If...
2021-05-28
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Automating AlwaysOn Availability Group Failover for SSISDB 2012/2014
Hopefully not many people are still configuring SSIS instances on SQL 2012 or 2014 – especially HA instances – but if you are, this post is for you. If...
2021-05-28
194 reads
Daily Coping 27 May 2021
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2021-05-27
29 reads
The WITDC Mental Health and Wellness day and why July 2020 really sucked for me.
I recently gave a presentation at the WITDC Mental Health and Wellness day. The recordings are out and here’s the ... Continue reading
2021-06-11 (first published: 2021-05-27)
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A Basic Encryption Primer for SQL Server
Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as #SQLNewBloggers. Encryption is a function call in SQL Server,...
2021-06-09 (first published: 2021-05-26)
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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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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