Blogging Thoughts - Part 1
One of the things I've been looking at is different blogging styles and trying to figure out which to recommend...
2008-07-22
1,336 reads
SQLAndy
Disabling Indexes Published on SQLServerCentral.com
It's been a while since I had anything up on SSC, a combination of Steve being in good shape on...
2008-07-22
503 reads
Tool Review: Password Safe
I think we all struggle to keep up with various credentials needed to live our internet lives (single sign on...
2008-07-21
555 reads
Why Are Stored Procedures Too Hard?
Recently I was going through the buy or build process on a small segment of functionality needed for a project,...
2008-07-20
871 reads
Follow Up Notes on the Custom Whiteboard
A few months back I posted about our latest whiteboard and I thought I'd report back with an update. Initially...
2008-07-17
524 reads
Tools
Below is a list of various tools I use, some SQL related and some not. Follow the links to my...
2008-07-17
1,185 reads
Comments on Dissecting SQL Server Execution Plans by Grant Fitchey
Long time SSC participant Grant Fitchey has published a great book on reading/understanding execution plans. I finally had the chance...
2008-07-16
1,373 reads
Jacksonville Code Camp Set for August 23, 2008
The fourth annual Jacksonville Code Camp is set for August 23, 2008 and it looks like they are off to...
2008-07-15
474 reads
MentoringNet
I ran across MentoringNet in a recent renewal flyer from ACM. I'm interesting in all things mentoring, so I went...
2008-07-14
1,017 reads
What is an MVP?
My friend Steve Jones posted an article called What's an MVP on SSC that in turn led to a moderately...
2008-07-13
1,413 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