What is your why?: T-SQL Tuesday #111
This month Andy Leonard (b/t) wants to know why we do what we do. Funnily enough, this is something I...
2019-02-12
697 reads
SQLStudies
Using Cloud Academy
The other day I talked about using Microsoft Learn. Well, honestly, Cloud Academy is the learning tool I’ve been using...
2019-02-06
224 reads
SQL Homework – February 2019 – Instance configurations
This homework series really has two purposes. It’s a primer for beginners. These are tasks I think most if not...
2019-02-04
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2019-01-30
246 reads
Disabling Indexes
Indexes are probably the number one tool we have to improve performance. That said, there are times when we want...
2019-02-18 (first published: 2019-01-28)
2,486 reads
What’s a differential backup?
Of the different basic types of backups (full, differential and log) I find the differential the most interesting, and frequently...
2019-02-12 (first published: 2019-01-23)
2,171 reads
Read-only tables
Sometimes you need a table that is read only. You don’t want anyone to be able to write to it...
2019-02-05 (first published: 2019-01-21)
2,684 reads
Controlling the firewall for an Azure SQL DB via T-SQL
The other day I took a Microsoft Learn course about securing Azure SQL DB. It was really enjoyable and I...
2019-01-29 (first published: 2019-01-16)
2,259 reads
SQL Bits 2019: The Great Data Heist
SQL Bits is almost here! It’s February 27th to March 2nd. SQL Bits is one of the most popular SQL...
2019-01-14
739 reads
#SQLCareer 4/4 January 2nd 2019
Last July (yes, it’s taken me 5+ months to finally finish this) Steve Jones (b/t) suggested that it might be...
2019-01-10
180 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