Smart As A Bear?
I got this at Hobby Lobby for $7 on sale, it’s about the width of a license plate and a...
2014-05-14
318 reads
SQLAndy
Warrant Canaries & Transparency
I recently ran across the warrant canary FAQ from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). The concept is simple – put up...
2014-05-14
556 reads
Announcing the 2014 SQLSaturday Orlando Seminars
On September 25, 2014 we’re pleased to have David Pless presenting an all day seminar on Enterprise Management and Monitoring...
2014-05-13
375 reads
Verizon PCI and Data Breach Investigation Reports
If you deal with security and especially credit cards it’s worth spending an hour or two to read the 2014...
2014-05-13
447 reads
Writing Another Question of the Day
The most recent one I wrote was a “question from error message” pattern. An experienced DBA should get it easily,...
2014-05-12
366 reads
Notes From SQLSaturday #298
The trip didn’t start smoothly for this one. Wed night I was really sick with some kind of stomach flu....
2014-05-12
439 reads
Off to Jacksonville for SQLSaturday #298
I’m looking forward to returning to Jacksonville after missing a year (or two?) to speak at SQLSaturday #298. I’m driving...
2014-05-09
343 reads
Speaking at MagicPASS on May 28, 2014
If you’re wondering who the mystery speaker is – it’s me! I’ll be doing two presentations at Magic Pass on May...
2014-05-08
345 reads
Another User Has Locked My File!
I had an SSIS package fail in a script task this morning. As part of the why process I opened...
2014-05-07
355 reads
Datatypes In Your Mind–Question Of The Day
My latest question Datatypes In Your Mind is live today and it’s generated quite the discussion. I wrote here about...
2014-05-06
473 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