Copying an Azure SQL database between two Azure SQL Instances in two different subscriptions.
I recently had to copy an Azure SQL database (SQL db) from one subscription to an Azure SQL Server instance ... Continue reading
2025-07-14
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SQLStudies
A temper, soft skills, and almost losing a job : T-SQL Tuesday #170
It’s T-SQL Tuesday again! In fact, it’s the first of the year and our intrepid host is Reitse Eskens (blog|twitter). ... Continue reading
2024-01-24 (first published: 2024-01-09)
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Baby Steps and Continuous Improvement
It’s the last Friday of the year and I’ve been struggling to think of a good way to close things ... Continue reading
2024-01-12 (first published: 2023-12-29)
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SELECT FORMAT(COUNT(1),’N’) FROM TableName WITH (NOLOCK);
Alternate title: How do I tell how far I am on that command? This little command (frequently with a WHERE ... Continue reading
2024-01-05 (first published: 2023-12-26)
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Can you take a differential backup of master?
In one of the sessions I attended during the Pass Data Community Summit the speaker asked “If master is in ... Continue reading
2023-12-29 (first published: 2023-12-19)
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Making Extended Events a bit more usable : T-SQL Tuesday #166
Running a bit late this month for T-SQL Tuesday (it’s not exactly Tuesday is it!) but that’s Grant Fritchey’s (blog|twitter) ... Continue reading
2023-10-04 (first published: 2023-09-14)
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SQL Homework – September 2023 – Time for temporal tables.
Recently I needed to use temporal tables. And not just for the job history table in a managed instance. In ... Continue reading
2023-09-27 (first published: 2023-09-05)
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One job to rule them all
Three batch jobs that run all night.Seven for the DBAs to maintain and protect.Nine quick little jobs run by the ... Continue reading
2023-09-01
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Windows Hello may cause a “SSPI Context” error
I’m going to start out by saying I don’t know a tremendous amount about this subject. I’ll tell you what ... Continue reading
2023-09-13 (first published: 2023-08-22)
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What’s in a SQL Server Managed Instance?
My current position involves a lot of work with SQL Server Managed Instances so you’ll probably be hearing a lot ... Continue reading
2023-08-23 (first published: 2023-08-03)
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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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The ##MS_DatabaseConnector## User
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Planning for Change
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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
