• Yup, that's intra-query parallelism

    Tune the query so that it doesn't need to parallel (or just to get a more efficient plan) or put a maxdop hint on the query.

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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