Explain Always Encrypted in plain words, including client-held keys, deterministic and randomized encryption, query limits, and operations.
SQL SERVER – sqlcmd – Using a Dedicated Administrator Connection to Kill Currently Running Query
When a long running query makes SQL Server stop responding, sqlcmd with a Dedicated Administrator Connection lets you connect from another computer and kill it.
Granting VIEW SERVER STATE Without Handing Out sysadmin
Grant VIEW SERVER STATE or SQL Server 2022 performance permissions to a monitoring login, add job history access, and test its limits.
SQL SERVER – Find Currently Running Query – T-SQL
A short script to find a currently running query on your server using sys.dm_exec_requests, plus the KILL command to stop one that runs for too long.
SQL SERVER – 2008 – Change Color of Status Bar of SSMS Query Editor
Change the color of status bar in SSMS 2008 for each server, so a query meant for development never runs on production by mistake. Step by step with images.
SQL SERVER – Fix : Msg 15151, Level 16, State 1, Line 3 Cannot drop the login ‘test’, because it does not exist or you do not have permission
Msg 15151 said it cannot drop the login ‘test’, even for a sysadmin. The message was misleading: an open SSMS session for that login was blocking it.
SQL SERVER – Add Any User to SysAdmin Role – Add Users to System Roles
How to add any user to the SysAdmin role in SQL Server, with a short T-SQL script using sp_addsrvrolemember, or the same steps in Management Studio.