AdventureWorks2012 Bug on Azure
While I have production databases in Azure, I can’t exactly experiment with them at will. Further, while they mostly have...
2013-09-25
1,327 reads
The Scary DBA
Premium Database on Azure
One of the things that can make Windows Azure SQL Databases (WASD) attractive is the fact that they run inside...
2013-09-24
778 reads
PASS Votes and So Should You
To put it bluntly, you need to go cast a vote for Allen Kinsel for the PASS Board.
In his own...
2013-09-23
957 reads
Web Design & Azure
I’ve listened to tons of programmers and DBAs complain about the look of Windows Azure. But, I’m friends with several...
2013-09-20
632 reads
SQL Lighthouse
Red Gate is constantly experimenting with technology. Because of a long history working within the Microsoft space, a lot of...
2013-09-19
827 reads
Finding Ad Hoc Queries with Query Hash
I was presenting a session on how to read execution plans when I received a question: Do you have a...
2013-09-20 (first published: 2013-09-18)
3,412 reads
Great Idea: Tribal SQL
Writing books, even just a chapter, is not easy. Yet, people are desperate to do it for some reason. But,...
2013-09-17
850 reads
Why the Lazy Spool Is Bad
First thing, there are no bad operators, just bad parents, uh, I mean query writers, or database designers, or ORM...
2013-09-24 (first published: 2013-09-16)
3,588 reads
Are Foreign Keys Better Than Indexes?
When I first saw this question I thought to myself, “Self. Don’t you think that’s comparing apples to hammers? Yes,...
2013-09-13
962 reads
Microsoft Expands Data Centers… Again
Didn’t they just do this in the spring? Word is out that they’re expanding even more data centers. The cynical...
2013-09-12
681 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