Confessions of a DBA - Part 1
Couple of year's back I brought the SQL Server down to its pathetic knees by using a HINT. Yes, with...
2011-04-08
1,488 reads
Roy Ernest
Should a DBA be involved in the physical set up of a Database Server? Part 3
This series of blog is to give a general idea what you could look at when setting up a new...
2011-04-07
1,484 reads
Should a DBA be involved in the physical set up of a Database server? Part 2
Part 1 of this blog talked about the bad experience we had with a badly configured SQL Server. The second...
2011-04-06
1,603 reads
Should a DBA be involved in the physical set up of a Database server? Part1
There is always some disconnect between the network admins and the DBA’s regarding hardware set up of a SQL Server....
2011-04-05
1,633 reads
The one bright spot in an otherwise bad day.
April 1st is a fun day for almost everyone. Playing tricks or just enjoying the tricks played by others. For...
2011-04-04
1,249 reads
Is the new 4k sector hard drives a blessing or is it going to be the next best thing after Internet?
I read on lots of websites that the new hard drives will be moving to 4K sectors instead of the...
2011-02-03
1,738 reads
How to make Net Meeting a success
This article is a basic guide line to chapter leaders who are planning to have Net meetings as part of the User Group meetings.
2011-01-20
1,072 reads
MVP Program
There is one thing that have been bothering me for quite some time. I thought I would blog about it....
2010-12-27
1,275 reads
SQL Pass Voting forum
So far I have seen lots of blogs about SQLPASS regarding the Slate for this years BoD. I do not...
2010-08-25
704 reads
Congrats to all MVPs (New and Renewed)
Today twitter is buzzing with news about MVPs being confirmed. Some new and some old getting renewed. I am sure...
2010-07-01
564 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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