2013-04-17 (first published: 2013-04-03)
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Scripts
Restore Latest Backup with Powershell
Restores the latest backup of a database to a destination server of your choice, and creates a new backup if needed.
2013-04-16 (first published: 2013-03-30)
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Search for an object across multiple databases on a server.
There are other options available like Sql search from Red Gate. Here's a simple script to search for objects(s) containing a particular keyword.
2013-04-15 (first published: 2012-08-23)
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Retrieve SQL Instance Connect Info
This script quickly returns Server Name, Cluster Node, Default Drive Letter for MSDB database, IP address and port
2013-04-11 (first published: 2013-03-24)
1,499 reads
2013-04-05 (first published: 2009-03-27)
4,649 reads
2013-04-03 (first published: 2013-03-08)
1,743 reads
2013-04-02 (first published: 2008-09-11)
15,436 reads
2013-04-01 (first published: 2013-03-08)
1,836 reads
2013-03-29 (first published: 2013-03-08)
1,474 reads
Backup history details EMAIL (past 24 hours) in HTML format
Get backup status email daily to your inbox in HTML format.
2013-03-27 (first published: 2013-03-14)
2,426 reads
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