PASS Summit is almost here
This is my second trip to Seattle for the annual bash. Last year I was a newbie. I did not...
2011-10-07
1,451 reads
Roy Ernest
Who says you cannot mix business with pleasure?
There is an advice out there that says never to mix business with pleasure. It is not true in all...
2011-09-21
2,004 reads
One hectic month ahead
The SQL Pass community summit is just around the corner. There is so little time and so much to do....
2011-09-07
1,380 reads
Why you should blog more
I was trying to write an article for a long time. Every time I start writing one, I would put...
2011-09-01
1,233 reads
I am a Big Bro
The first time I did any volunteering work for PASS was last year at the Summit. I enjoyed doing it....
2011-08-15
1,656 reads
Exceptional DBA of the Year 2011 - Please vote for Jeff Moden
Every year Redgate has a competition to find the most
exceptional DBA of the year. This year too they are conducting....
2011-07-27
1,596 reads
Why you should ask your CTO to attend the User group meetings.
When we (Bill Wunder and me) started our user group, the first person we invited to sign up to our...
2011-05-06
1,851 reads
Confessions of a DBA – Part 4
This is the last part of my confession series since this is showing me only in negative light. I wish...
2011-04-19
1,258 reads
Confessions of a DBA – Part 3
After reading this confession, I am sure almost every DBA is going feel a churn in their stomach. They are...
2011-04-14
2,046 reads
Confessions of a DBA – Part 2
How I caused a fifteen minutes of blocking.
This particular incident happened when I joined this company. I joined this company...
2011-04-12
1,333 reads
Blogs
Scooby Dooing Episode 9: The Case of the Artificially Intelligent Villain
Welcome back, my fellow sleuths, to my mystery-inspired blog series! I’m having a ton...
The Book of Redgate: Don’t be an a**hole
By Steve Jones
This was one of the original values: The facing page has this text: No...
Beyond Pipelines: How Fabric Reinvents Data Movement for the Modern Enterprise
By Chris Yates
For decades, enterprises have thought about data like plumbers think about water: you build...
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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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