Schema only backup or schema only DB copy
Every now and again you have a database where you don’t necessarily need the data. It can easily be re-loaded...
2017-10-25
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SQLStudies
When is it a good idea to consolidate multiple instances?
In this age of cost-saving after cost-saving, one way you may be looking at saving money is by combining multiple...
2017-11-01 (first published: 2017-10-23)
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Updateable CTEs
CTEs are cool things. You can essentially create one or more in-line view(s) within your query. One thing that isn’t...
2017-10-18
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Permissions required for developing with Temporal Tables
Temporal tables are one of those new (2016+) cool features that recently came across my desk. Basically, a temporal table...
2017-10-26 (first published: 2017-10-16)
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sys.objects VS helper functions (OBJECT_ID, OBJECT_NAME, etc)
I’ve you’ve done much work with the system views (DMVs for example) then you’ve had to translate an object_id into...
2017-10-11
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Small identity columns
We frequently talk about dealing with outgrowing INT identity columns. What we don’t talk about all that often is small...
2017-10-17 (first published: 2017-10-09)
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The Alpha and the Omega. The BEGIN and the END.
The BEGIN/END block is a fairly standard thing if you’ve ever done any coding, but it never hurts to do...
2017-10-04
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Haunted SQL
I decided that for Halloween this year it would be fun to tell SQL ghost stories. When I tweeted about...
2017-10-03
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SQL Homework – October 2017 – Sample/Test Database(s)
Last month your homework was to set up your own lab. Now it’s time to put a sample database or...
2017-10-02
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SQL Puzzle – Prime Numbers
My goal here is to have something fun (and hopefully educational/thinky) (and yes, I did just make up the word...
2017-09-27
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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,...
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Pay for Performance
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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
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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