Identity Removal - WaterOx Consulting
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2015-05-19 (first published: 2015-05-06)
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They Can Do What? – SHUTDOWN - WaterOx Consulting
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How Many SQL Log Files Do You Keep? - WaterOx Consulting
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2015-05-05 (first published: 2015-04-22)
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Quickly Check If SSL For SQL Is Enabled - WaterOx Consulting
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2015-04-15
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Can an EKM Save The World of Data? - WaterOx Consulting
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2015-03-18 (first published: 2015-03-10)
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Data Size – LEN() vs DATALENGTH() - WaterOx Consulting
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2015-03-13 (first published: 2015-03-04)
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Gimme A Break! Taking Mental Health Days - WaterOx Consulting
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2015-02-26
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Enough Is Enough! Why Do We Have To Be At Risk?
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Recently Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield announced that the ‘private’ information...
2015-02-17 (first published: 2015-02-07)
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When Do You Ask for Help?
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2015-01-30
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2015-01-27
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Access + ODBC Driver 18 + SQL Server 2025: ~150–250 ms per request
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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