SQL Server 2016: MAX DOP at database level.

Very recently, I discovered a new feature in SQL Server 2016. It allows you to configure the Max Degree of Parallelism (MAXDOP) on a database level, instead of instance level. This is very important to take into account for BizTalk installations. The BizTalk MessageBox database performs at it best when MAXDOP is set to 1.

How to cluster the Enterprise Single Sign-On (SSO) Service on SQL Server 2016 Always On Availability Groups cluster in Azure

Starting with SQL Server 2016, SQL Server AlwaysOn Availability Groups supports MSDTC for on-premises and using Azure VMs. As a result, the SQL Server 2016 AlwaysOn feature is supported for BizTalk databases on-premises or in Azure IaaS scenarios.

Logic Apps OMS Monitoring - Feedback from the field!

In a previous post, I've explained how you can enable OMS monitoring in Logic Apps. In the meantime, the product team has implemented some new features to the OMS plugin, so let's have a look at what has been added to our toolbox.

Azure Key Vault made simple with Azure AD Managed Service Identity (MSI)

Azure Key Vault is hard but that's because you need to understand & implement the authentication with Azure AD. That's why Azure AD Managed Service Identity (MSI) now makes this a lot easier for you. There is no reason anymore not to use Azure Key Vault.

Deploying long running Logic Apps

Recently I received some questions about deploying long running Logic Apps. Before providing an answer, I double-checked if my thoughts were correct.

When Readability Meets Abstraction

One of the first questions people sometimes ask me about functional programming, is the question about readability. It was a question I had myself when I started with learning functional concepts.