Query Tuning Near You
It really is so much easier to just throw hardware at badly performing databases. Just buy a bigger, faster server...
2014-03-19
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The Scary DBA
Finding Mistakes
Ever had that moment where you start getting errors from code that you’ve tested a million times? I had that...
2014-03-18
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SQL Saturday: You can’t have it all.
SQL Saturday’s are awesome! Let’s get that clear up front. The organizers of SQL Saturday events are glorious individuals. Let’s...
2014-03-17
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sp_updatestats Is Not Smart
No, I don’t mean the use of sp_updatestats is not smart. It’s a fine, quick mechanism for getting statistics updated...
2014-03-11
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Speaker of the Month, March 2014
This never gets easier. I was able to attend a bunch of sessions in the last month from a number...
2014-03-07
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Let’s Talk Query Tuning
I spend quite a bit of time writing about query tuning on this blog. I’ve written (re-written and am actively...
2014-02-27
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SQL Intersection, Spring 2014
I am terribly jazzed to be involved with this amazing event, SQL Intersection. It’s featuring some truly amazing speakers presenting...
2014-03-04 (first published: 2014-02-26)
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Approachable? Sometimes.
Deservedly so, I got called out for a bit of attitude I displayed in a recent blog post: Time for...
2014-03-06 (first published: 2014-02-25)
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The CASE Statement and Performance
In case you don’t know, this query:
UPDATE dbo.Test1
SET C2 = 2
WHERE C1 LIKE '%33%';Will run quite a bit slower than this...
2014-02-25 (first published: 2014-02-18)
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SQL Server 2014 and the New Cardinality Estimator
Cardinality, basically the number of rows being processed by an operation with the optimizer, is a calculation predicated on the...
2014-02-12
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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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The ##MS_DatabaseConnector## User
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Planning for Change
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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