Azure Portal – Bad Request
I had a strange issue recently when trying to login to the Azure Portal. Quite simply I would enter my...
2018-01-16
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All About SQL
T-SQL Tuesday #98 Round Up
Thank you to everyone that took the time to write and contribute, I enjoyed reading about how you conquered your...
2018-01-11
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Azure SQL Database – Optimizing For Ad-hoc Workloads
Today I found out that it is now possible to enable the setting optimize for ad-hoc workloads at the database...
2018-01-16 (first published: 2018-01-08)
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Azure SQL Analytics
Azure SQL Analytics is currently in preview mode, still it is very impressive. The goal of this feature is to...
2018-01-04
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T-SQL Tuesday #98 – Your Technical Challenges Conquered
Welcome to the January 2018 edition of T-SQL Tuesday and I am your host BlobEater (Arun Sirpal).
If you do not...
2018-01-02
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A Basic Bot using Azure Bot Services
I wanted to break out my comfort levels and do something different from Azure SQL Database or straight SQL Server....
2017-12-19
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SQL Server DBCC CHECKDB – Going Parallel
DBCC CHECKDB has the ability to perform parallel checking of objects. However, it absolutely depends on the edition of SQL...
2017-12-18
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SQL Server Failed to Open Loopback Connection – What?
I could not read my error log on one of my local SQL Servers, when I executed the following code:
EXEC...
2017-12-12
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Moving to an Azure SQL Database via Command Line
I have moved many databases to Azure via different methods but I recently came across a new way. Well technically...
2017-12-19 (first published: 2017-12-07)
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Azure SQL Database – Using sp_BlitzIndex
I was doing some normal activities on one of my Azure SQL Databases, I went to make a cup of...
2017-12-14 (first published: 2017-12-05)
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Blogs
Disable the sa login in SQL Server (and sleep better)
Disable the sa login in SQL Server (and sleep better)If you run SQL Server...
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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Question of the Day
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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