Introducing Managed Backups in SQL Server 2014
Some of the new functionality of 2014 is straight forward, non-controversial and easily welcomed by the community. Think, updateable column...
2013-12-17
2,355 reads
The Scary DBA
SQL Server 2014 Backup to URL
I’m absolutely in love with the concept of being able to create a backup directly to a protected, off-site location....
2013-12-11
1,727 reads
Speaker of the Month, December 2013
This will be my fifth speaker of the month post. Do a search to see the others.
I try to find...
2013-12-06
625 reads
Windows Azure Views
It’s kind of fun to see Azure development artifacts on display. I’ve posted about them before, a couple of times....
2013-11-19
881 reads
Cargo Cult Data Professionals
Ever since David Moutray introduced me to the concept of cargo cult programming, it’s been running round and round in...
2013-11-12
987 reads
For the Aspiring DBA
Getting started as a data professional is an incredibly daunting task. If you’re not concerned that you’re going to mess...
2013-11-18 (first published: 2013-11-11)
1,493 reads
More Azure Goodies
Microsoft keeps sneaking little things under the door for Windows Azure SQL Database. This time it’s a couple of new...
2013-11-12 (first published: 2013-11-05)
1,792 reads
Speaker of the Month, November 2013
Yeah, I’m a couple of days late. Tough. My blog. My rules.
Speaking of rules. Speaker of the Month is chosen...
2013-11-04
665 reads
Query Tuning in Dallas
Let’s have some fun.
This Friday, November 1, 2013, I’m putting on an all day seminar on query tuning. It’s set...
2013-10-29
681 reads
SQL in the City, US Tour 2013, Recap
Red Gate visited three cities this year with our SQL in the City event; Pasadena, Atlanta and Charlotte. I just...
2013-10-22
846 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