Job Exit Planning Strategy
I feel somehow sad today (Aug 31, 2011) to see one of my colleagues “laid-off”. I put quotation mark around...
2011-09-01
1,913 reads
Unleashing my inner Viking, SQLBits and more…
In case you didn't know SQLBits 9 ,”Query across the Mersey”, is taking place in Liverpool from September 21st to...
2011-08-31
1,570 reads
Are You Willing To Relocate?
I've recently been talking to people looking for DBAs and one of the questions that always gets asked early on...
2011-08-31
2,728 reads
Receive error #13119 in toolbox instead of tools in Visual Studio 2008
A couple of times over the past few months, while in Visual Studio 2008 working on an SSIS package, I went...
2011-08-31
2,173 reads
BI Battle Royale–Adam beats up a Hippie
Weekday Lunch RAW!
Welcome to the Smack-down ladies and gentleman. I couldn?t believe it when Brian walked into my office the...
2011-08-31
1,803 reads
Check the Default Database Setting for your Admin Accounts
Last weekend, as I was waiting for the start of the performance of the Cleveland Orchestra at its summer outdoor...
2011-08-31
1,829 reads
Presenting at Curacao SQL UG
On Thursday, Sept 1, 2011 at 7:15pm EST, I’ll be presenting via LiveMeeting to the Curacao SQL Server User Group....
2011-08-31
1,680 reads
Bitwise and Derived Table revisited
Today I am going to revisit two posts from the past couple of weeks. I want to revisit them just to make some minor updates and clarifications. This is...
2011-08-31
17 reads
Bitwise and Derived Table revisited
Today I am going to revisit two posts from the past couple of weeks. I want to revisit them just...
2011-08-31
1,820 reads
Convert EBCDIC to ASCII in SSIS
Converting EBCDIC to ASCII in SSIS 2008 can seem like a daunting task. There is a lot of manual work...
2011-08-31
8,749 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