# \#opal

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## [Opal Demo server: survival](https://datashield.discourse.group/t/opal-demo-server-survival/1329)

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**Author:** [@nadja](https://datashield.discourse.group/u/nadja)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [2 September 2025 07:49 UTC](https://datashield.discourse.group/t/opal-demo-server-survival/1329 "2025-09-02T07:49:44Z")

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Dear all, I have a question about the Survival project and profile on the Opal Demo Server (https://opal-demo.obiba.org). I have to initialize the profile daily under Datashield - Profile - Survival - Settings so that a…

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## [MS SQL Server connection](https://datashield.discourse.group/t/ms-sql-server-connection/1288)

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**Author:** [@olly](https://datashield.discourse.group/u/olly)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [25 July 2025 15:07 UTC](https://datashield.discourse.group/t/ms-sql-server-connection/1288 "2025-07-25T15:07:19Z")

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Is anyone using MS SQL server as a data store? I don’t think Opal can natively connect to it, but what about as a resource - has anyone done that?