SQL Saturday SQLSaturday #62 - Tampa Review
For those who attended SQL Saturday #62 in Tampa I hope you enjoyed this free event.As I promised in the...
2011-01-17
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My Prize Has Arrived!
Back in November, I was lucky enough to be nominated and then got enough votes to win the New to...
2011-01-17
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XQuery for the Non-Expert – @Variable Use
Follow the rest of this series at the XQuery for the Non-Expert – X-Query Resources introduction post.
Talk to the Experts
In a...
2011-01-17
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Multi-subnet Failover Clusters
Multi-subnet Failover Clusters
I want to take a closer look at one of the new features in SQL Server Denali. While...
2011-01-17
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EPM Framework and SQL 2008 R2
This weekend at SQLSaturday 62 in Tampa, I presented my policy-based management presentation. During my presentationone of the cool things...
2011-01-17
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Notes from SQLSaturday #62
The weekend started with a later afternoon drive to Tampa, returning a couple calls and then chatting with Steve Jones...
2011-01-17
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Isolation Levels–MCM Prep
I was watching the Isolation Levels video for my MCM prep and learned something about the isolation levels. I knew...
2011-01-17
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Using the MERGE statement
I love MERGE. You know all those awful IF BEGIN END ELSE BEGIN END blocks you need to write for...
2011-01-17
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2011.....So (long pause), what's next for me?
I've actually sat down to write this blog several times. I am never indecisive when it comes to my thoughts...
2011-01-17
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TechEd: Session Preference Survey
TechEd has listed some potential sessions for TechEd North America 2011 here: http://northamerica.msteched.com/sessionpreference?fbid=I1Ydc71JM4a. They want to know which sessions you...
2011-01-17
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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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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