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It's probably going to take a couple of weeks, but we're going to preserve all of Hugo's content. I'll let you know when we've got it done. I'll also...
--Jeff Moden
Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.
November 8, 2026 at 7:04 pm
The trouble is, many companies will budget for and pay more to a stranger to join for a position than to pay for a Junior to become a Senior with...
--Jeff Moden
Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.
October 24, 2026 at 11:37 pm
IMHO and to your good point, the initialism of DBA has been horribly misused for decades. I'm glad it's finally dying for real.
I'm not so happy to see other "terms"...
--Jeff Moden
Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.
October 24, 2026 at 11:32 pm
Heh.. I do realize this is an old article but, especially lately, does it actually matter? Like my Maternal Grandmother explained to me when I was only 5 or 6,...
--Jeff Moden
Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.
October 11, 2026 at 5:04 pm
Unless I missed something, it appears that you've not mentioned the version nor the edition of SQL Server this happened on nor how much overall RAM was available in the...
--Jeff Moden
Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.
September 25, 2026 at 7:37 pm
@Brandi
I looked up "Outcome-Based Delivery". That's basically what I was thinking. The problem is, you're going to need something air-tight on both sides. As we've both seen, there are way...
--Jeff Moden
Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.
September 21, 2026 at 2:06 am
One of my favorites in the following picture...

Some others...
One good test is worth a thousand expert opinions.
Change is inevitable... change for the better...
--Jeff Moden
Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.
September 21, 2026 at 1:57 am
Thanks, Brandi... I'll give "Outcome-Based Delivery" a look-see.
Reminds me of when "DevOps" came out... it was something I'd been doing since 1980 with other people and before the big PC...
--Jeff Moden
Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.
September 9, 2026 at 5:25 pm
Thank you, Thomas!!! I really appreciate the details. I start/restart some tests and get back here.
--Jeff Moden
Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.
September 9, 2026 at 5:21 pm
Glad it worked. I assume a Norton update?
I don't know if it was a Norton Update or not because I've not heard of anyone else having such a problem...
--Jeff Moden
Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.
September 7, 2026 at 4:50 pm
Thanks for the feedback, Thomas. I'll try to see what the differences are. What are you setup for system/database MAXDOP, which edition and version of SQL Server were you using,...
--Jeff Moden
Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.
September 7, 2026 at 4:27 pm
And... that worked.
--Jeff Moden
Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.
August 28, 2026 at 1:58 am
Just testing after a fix on Norton Web Safe on my laptop.
Another fine reminder that "Change is inevitable... change for the better is not".
--Jeff Moden
Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.
August 28, 2026 at 1:56 am
have faced this ISSUE one toooooooooooo many times lots of ideas come to mind some sort of workaround which is very easy to implement
So... what's your "some sort of...
--Jeff Moden
Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.
August 22, 2026 at 12:32 am
Just a "shot in the dark", try EXECUTE AS OWNER instead of the dbo thing.
--Jeff Moden
Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.
August 22, 2026 at 12:30 am
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