Use Connections Properly in an SSIS Script Task
There are lots of scenarios in SSIS where you'd want to use a connection within a Script Task. Unfortunately, the...
2011-05-31
25,961 reads
How to protect code written in Stored Procedure or User Defined Function?
Introduction
We have always
been wondering on how to protect/secure our t-sql code written in Stored
Procedures and UDF in shared hosting environment...
2011-05-31
13,250 reads
Big Data I: 16 Papers and original articles
What are the most influential papers in the world of Big Data? Let me suggest:...
2011-05-30
50 reads
Big Data I: 16 Papers and original articles
What are the most influential papers in the world of Big Data? Let me suggest: http://bit.ly/BigData1 We face a data management problem: IDC 2010 Digital Unverse Study http://bit.ly/BigData2...
2011-05-30
60 reads
Better Writing from Hemingway
These are five rules for writing from Ernest Hemingway, which I like and recommend for use in your communications. Definitely...
2011-05-30
1,758 reads
SQL Query Run Time Estimation
A followup to a post about subqueries with an estimation for how long it would take for the query to...
2011-05-30
3,625 reads
More Bloopers for Memorial Day
It’s Memorial Day, and as usual, I have a blooper reel for the editorial. However I couldn’t fit everything in...
2011-05-30
1,669 reads
How to become an expert in your field
I have been compiling a list of what things a person can do to become an expert, or guru, in...
2011-05-30
5,108 reads
Optimizer Timeouts with XQuery
I was looking at performance of a database and I noticed a few of the plans were very large and...
2011-05-30
2,135 reads
Can Scrum work for the DBA?
Agile! Scrum! Development methodologies! Sprint!
If you have a manager who reads any web page about being a manager, then you...
2011-05-29
8,439 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,...
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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