SQL Saturday 108 (Redmond, WA) Session Files
SQL Saturday 108 (Redmond, WA) Session Files
SQL Saturday 108 Replication Magic
Session files are now available for download. The zip file...
2012-02-26
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SQL Server Soldier :: News from the frontlines of the database wars
[Shameless Plug] Can We Have Your Vote?
[Shameless Plug] Can We Have Your Vote?
SQL PASS SQLRally
Argenis Fernandez (|@DBArgenis) and yours truly have submitted a Pre-Conference for SQL...
2012-02-08
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Breaking Down TempDB Contention (part 2)
Breaking Down TempDB Contention (part 2)
Tempdb Contention via Idera Diagnostic Manager
I wrote a somewhat popular script and blog post a...
2012-01-30
3,039 reads
The Kind of DBA I Want to Be
The Kind of DBA I Want to Be
Rokusaburo Michiba (Iron Chef Japanese)
I was a big fan of the original Iron...
2012-01-27 (first published: 2012-01-22)
2,809 reads
Including Missing Values in Data Ranges Without a Lookup Table
Including Missing Values in Data Ranges Without a Lookup Table
Including Missing Data
One of the ways that I learn new things...
2012-01-14
1,732 reads
Webcast: Putting a Better SQL Server in Production
Webcast: Putting a Better SQL Server in Production
Production Line
Webcast:Putting a Better SQL Server in Production
Date: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 3:00...
2011-12-26
1,253 reads
Using Dynamic Values in XMLA
Using Dynamic Values in XMLA
XMLA
A question was raised on Twitter today via the #sqlhelp hash tag about passing parameter values...
2011-12-18
1,944 reads
Undocumented Gotchas of Transactional Replication
Undocumented Gotchas of Transactional Replication
Gotcha - Norelco commercial (1977)
This discussion started on Twitter via the #sqlhelp hash tag. The question that...
2011-12-17
1,405 reads
PASS Data Arch. Virtual Chapter: Row Versioned Data Warehouses
PASS Data Arch. Virtual Chapter: Row Versioned Data Warehouses
Subject:Row Versioned Data WarehousesStart Time:Thursday, December 15, 2011 6:00 PM US Pacific...
2011-12-14
819 reads
PASS Data Arch. Virtual Chapter: On beyond Zebra AdventureWorks OR where did I go wrong?
PASS Data Arch. Virtual Chapter: On beyond Zebra AdventureWorks OR where did I go wrong?
Subject:On beyond Zebra AdventureWorks or where...
2011-11-15
1,069 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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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