Looking Back
In July 2011 I took what felt like a big chance and a detour to lead a large and complex...
2013-04-24
741 reads
SQLAndy
Review of The Way
The Way, starring Martin Sheen and directed by Emilio Estevez has been on my want to watch list for a...
2013-04-23
680 reads
SQLSaturday Philadelphia, Cocoa Beach, Orlando, and Charleston
I’ll be attending and presenting at SQLSaturday #200 in Philadelphia in June, then I’ll be attending the first ever SQLSaturday...
2013-04-22
653 reads
Assorted Links for April 13, 2013
Consider adding Troy Hunt to your feed listGreat post about the role of staffing firms in your job search and...
2013-04-13
649 reads
How Much Power Does Your PC Use?
I can’t say I’ve ever worried too much about how much power my PC uses. I care about battery life...
2013-04-08
779 reads
Failing to Overreach
I’m not sure what put this phrase in my head, though I think in part it came from various posts...
2013-04-03
723 reads
Mo-SQL On A Stick
If you’re involved in the database world it’s hard to have missed the rise of the “no-sql” database products, designed...
2013-04-01
1,032 reads
Office Space–Not The Movie
I’ve worked in a lot of different offices and office layouts over the years. Looking back I’ve been lucky (or...
2013-03-26
992 reads
We Need a Place for SQLFamily News
I’m writing this because I was thinking about a member of the local PASS chapter on the way home last...
2013-03-29 (first published: 2013-03-22)
1,206 reads
Speaking Tomorrow Night at MagicPASS
I’ll be driving south a few miles tomorrow night to talk to the great group at MagicPASS about the basics...
2013-03-19
657 reads
Blogs
The #MS_DatabaseConnector## Role: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I had seen these roles in various instances, but never dug into the new...
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,...
Forums
Pay for Performance
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Pay for Performance, which is...
Access + ODBC Driver 18 + SQL Server 2025: ~150–250 ms per request
Has anyone encountered recurring request latency when using Microsoft Access with SQL Server 2025...
The ##MS_DatabaseConnector## User
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The ##MS_DatabaseConnector## User
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