Why CONTROL SERVER Doesn't Cut It
With the new securables since SQL Server 2005, Microsoft has advised that we start moving away from the fixed server...
2010-10-26
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SQL Server 2008 - CDC Retention
I had done a little work with CDC last year, experimenting with the way that it handles changes in your...
2010-10-26
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Vote for my precon workshop for PASS SQLRally
I’m one of the 3 lucky guys whose submitted precon workshop for the developer category
for PASS SQLRally is in the...
2010-10-25
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SQL Saturday 58 This Week #sqlsat58
Don’t forget the Minnesota SQL Saturday is this Friday. Remember, we’re DIFFERENT and out event is on a Friday instead...
2010-10-25
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Fundamentals of Storage Systems, Solid State Storage Basics
Solid state storage is the new kid on the block. We see new press releases every day about just how...
2010-10-25
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PragmaticWorks Webinar – Policy-Based Management
This is just a quick note to remind everyone I’ll be presenting tomorrow, Tuesday October 26th 2010 for the PragmaticWorks...
2010-10-25
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Another Must See Session
I can’t believe I missed this one in all the posts and recommendations I’ve been making about great sessions coming...
2010-10-25
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My SQLSat54 Experience
In case you hadn’t heard SQLSaturday #54 was Oct 23 in Salt Lake City. It was a dreary opening to...
2010-10-25
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SQL Saturday #56 BI Edition Wrap-up
On Saturday I (unexpectedly) presented at Dallas’ first Business Intelligence-focused SQL Saturday at the Microsoft campus in Irving. I wasn’t on...
2010-10-25
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SQL Rally Voting
I received word over the weekend that my precon application had made it past committee and was now subject to...
2010-10-25
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Blogs
Wait… Could This Be the End of Index Maintenance?
While attending SQLCon and FabCon Europe in Barcelona, there were a lot of announcements...
Copilot on the Power BI Report Canvas vs. Modern Report Builder
By James Serra
(This is the second post in a three-part series on how AI is changing...
The #MS_DatabaseConnector## Role: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I had seen these roles in various instances, but never dug into the new...
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Pay for Performance
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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