My Hack…err…Rube Goldberg Machine
My deadline is fast approaching. It seems these days that editors have no patience. On top of that there is...
2013-09-10
839 reads
SQL RNNR
My Hack…err…Rube Goldberg Machine
My deadline is fast approaching. It seems these days that editors have no patience. On top of that there is this ever-shrinking deadline problem and the constantly shrinking lead-time...
2013-09-10
18 reads
Las Vegas UG September 2013
Are you ready for some SQL?
If you are like me, you are probably almost always ready for some SQL. Well,...
2013-09-10
690 reads
Las Vegas UG September 2013
Are you ready for some SQL? If you are like me, you are probably almost always ready for some SQL. Well, we have just what you are hungry...
2013-09-10
12 reads
SQLSaturday Salt Lake City #246
Fast approaching (yeah just a couple of days out now), is SQLSaturday 246. This year t
he event is sort of...
2013-09-05
725 reads
SQLSaturday Salt Lake City #246
Fast approaching (yeah just a couple of days out now), is SQLSaturday 246. This year t he event is sort of in Salt Lake City, being another 10-15 minutes...
2013-09-05
10 reads
SQLSat 235 Wrap-Up
Wow, more than two weeks past SQL Saturday in Curacao and I find a partially written wrap up post for...
2013-09-03
787 reads
SQLSat 235 Wrap-Up
Wow, more than two weeks past SQL Saturday in Curacao and I find a partially written wrap up post for Curacao in my queue. I had fully intended on...
2013-09-03
14 reads
Rare Species, Extinction and the MCM
As of 11:04 PM MST ( -6 UTC ), the Microsoft Certified Master along with the other certifications in the Advanced certification...
2013-09-02
1,222 reads
Rare Species, Extinction and the MCM
As of 11:04 PM MST ( -6 UTC ), the Microsoft Certified Master along with the other certifications in the Advanced certification series at Microsoft joined the ranks of...
2013-09-02
14 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