Replication Latency
I've used Replication a lot over the years and contrary to the opinions of most DBA’s I know, I think it...
2013-01-25
1,954 reads
Chris McGowan
SQL Server 365 - Fantastic First Year In Numbers
So, tomorrow marks one year since I started blogging here on SQL Server 365 and what a year it has...
2012-12-31
1,376 reads
Active Directory Group Membership and Powershell
I’ve done my fair share of work with Active Directory over the years and LDAP has helped immensely, it did...
2012-12-19
824 reads
Tables without a Primary Key
As well as creating the script for yesterday’s post on finding Tables without a Clustered Index I tweaked the script...
2012-12-06 (first published: 2012-11-30)
5,203 reads
Tables without a Clustered Index
Yesterday while adding some new logic to an existing process I noticed an unacceptable level of performance degradation with the...
2012-11-29
1,531 reads
Unused Indexes
A sound indexing strategy is paramount to performance in an OLTP system. Not having the correct indexes in place can...
2012-11-27
2,538 reads
Database Mirroring Performance Counters
This week’s SQL Skills insider email contains a simple but often too true scenario regarding database mirroring. If you haven’t...
2012-11-21 (first published: 2012-11-14)
2,711 reads
Database Mirroring Error
I have been setting up multi instance database mirroring for the last couple of days along with some other DR...
2012-10-26
632 reads
Create Database Script
I always try to enforce standards across all the SQL Servers I manage, it makes tons of administrative tasks much...
2012-09-21
1,057 reads
tablediff Utility
I recently stumbled across a little gem of a utility called tablediff. I have been working a lot with replication...
2012-09-20
6,673 reads
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Leadership in Times of Change: Guiding Teams Through Uncertainty, Disruption, and Transformation
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Change is inevitable. What separates thriving organizations from those that falter is not the...
The End of Year Vacation Burn
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It’s been a good year for me. With my sabbatical, I felt like I’ve...
Speaking at PASS Summit 2025
By alevyinroc
In less than one month, I will be speaking not once but twice at...
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Azure SQL Database MAXDOP
When Azure SQL Database was originally released, the MAXDOP was set to 0 for each new database. In Oct 2025, what is the default value for Azure SQL databases?
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