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diff --git a/docs/database-engine/configure-windows/configure-the-cost-threshold-for-parallelism-server-configuration-option.md b/docs/database-engine/configure-windows/configure-the-cost-threshold-for-parallelism-server-configuration-option.md
@@ -68,9 +68,11 @@ FROM sys.dm_os_sys_info
   
 ###  <a name="Recommendations"></a> Recommendations  
   
--   This option is an advanced option and should be changed only by an experienced database administrator or certified [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] technician.  
+-   This option is an advanced option and should be changed only by an experienced database administrator or certified [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] professional.  
   
 -   In certain cases, a parallel plan may be chosen even though the query's cost plan is less than the current **cost threshold for parallelism** value. This can happen because the decision to use a parallel or serial plan is based on a cost estimate provided before the full optimization is complete.  
+
+-   While the default value of 5 is retained for backwards compatibility, it is likely that a higher value is appropriate for current systems. Many SQL Server professionals suggest a value of 25 or 50 as a starting point, and to perform application testing with higher and lower values to optimize application performance.
   
 ###  <a name="Security"></a> Security  
   
diff --git a/docs/database-engine/configure-windows/configure-the-cursor-threshold-server-configuration-option.md b/docs/database-engine/configure-windows/configure-the-cursor-threshold-server-configuration-option.md
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ ms.workload: "Inactive"
   
 ###  <a name="Recommendations"></a> Recommendations  
   
--   This option is an advanced option and should be changed only by an experienced database administrator or certified [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] technician.  
+-   This option is an advanced option and should be changed only by an experienced database administrator or certified [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] professional.  
   
 -   If you set **cursor threshold** to -1, all keysets are generated synchronously, which benefits small cursor sets. If you set **cursor threshold** to 0, all cursor keysets are generated asynchronously. With other values, the query optimizer compares the number of expected rows in the cursor set and builds the keyset asynchronously if it exceeds the number set in **cursor threshold**. Do not set **cursor threshold** too low, because small result sets are better built synchronously.  
   
diff --git a/docs/database-engine/configure-windows/configure-the-default-full-text-language-server-configuration-option.md b/docs/database-engine/configure-windows/configure-the-default-full-text-language-server-configuration-option.md
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ ms.workload: "Inactive"
   
 ###  <a name="Recommendations"></a> Recommendations  
   
--   This option is an advanced option and should be changed only by an experienced database administrator or certified [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] technician.  
+-   This option is an advanced option and should be changed only by an experienced database administrator or certified [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] professional.  
   
 -   The **default full-text language** option requires an LCID value. For a list of supported LCIDs and their related languages, see [sys.fulltext_languages &#40;Transact-SQL&#41;](../../relational-databases/system-catalog-views/sys-fulltext-languages-transact-sql.md). Other languages may also be available from independent software vendors, for example. If no specific language dialect is found, the Full-Text Engine will automatically switch to the primary language.  
   
diff --git a/docs/database-engine/configure-windows/configure-the-fill-factor-server-configuration-option.md b/docs/database-engine/configure-windows/configure-the-fill-factor-server-configuration-option.md
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ ms.workload: "Inactive"
   
 ###  <a name="Recommendations"></a> Recommendations  
   
--   This option is an advanced option and should be changed only by an experienced database administrator or certified [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] technician.  
+-   This option is an advanced option and should be changed only by an experienced database administrator or certified [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] professional.  
   
 ###  <a name="Security"></a> Security  
   
diff --git a/docs/database-engine/configure-windows/configure-the-index-create-memory-server-configuration-option.md b/docs/database-engine/configure-windows/configure-the-index-create-memory-server-configuration-option.md
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ ms.workload: "Inactive"
   
 ###  <a name="Recommendations"></a> Recommendations  
   
--   This option is an advanced option and should be changed only by an experienced database administrator or certified [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] technician.  
+-   This option is an advanced option and should be changed only by an experienced database administrator or certified [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] professional.  
   
 -   The **index create memory** option is self-configuring and usually works without requiring adjustment. However, if you experience difficulties creating indexes, consider increasing the value of this option from its run value.  
 
diff --git a/docs/database-engine/configure-windows/configure-the-locks-server-configuration-option.md b/docs/database-engine/configure-windows/configure-the-locks-server-configuration-option.md
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ ms.workload: "Inactive"
   
 ###  <a name="Recommendations"></a> Recommendations  
   
--   This option is an advanced option and should be changed only by an experienced database administrator or certified [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] technician.  
+-   This option is an advanced option and should be changed only by an experienced database administrator or certified [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] professional.  
   
 -   When the server is started with **locks** set to 0, the lock manager acquires sufficient memory from the [!INCLUDE[ssDE](../../includes/ssde-md.md)] for an initial pool of 2,500 lock structures. As the lock pool is exhausted, additional memory is acquired for the pool.  
   
diff --git a/docs/database-engine/configure-windows/configure-the-max-degree-of-parallelism-server-configuration-option.md b/docs/database-engine/configure-windows/configure-the-max-degree-of-parallelism-server-configuration-option.md
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ ms.workload: "Active"
   
 ###  <a name="Recommendations"></a> Recommendations  
   
--   This option is an advanced option and should be changed only by an experienced database administrator or certified [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] technician.  
+-   This option is an advanced option and should be changed only by an experienced database administrator or certified [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] professional.  
   
 -   To enable the server to determine the maximum degree of parallelism, set this option to 0, the default value. Setting maximum degree of parallelism to 0 allows [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] to use all the available processors up to 64 processors. To suppress parallel plan generation, set **max degree of parallelism** to 1. Set the value to a number from 1 to 32,767 to specify the maximum number of processor cores that can be used by a single query execution. If a value greater than the number of available processors is specified, the actual number of available processors is used. If the computer has only one processor, the **max degree of parallelism** value is ignored.  
   
diff --git a/docs/database-engine/configure-windows/configure-the-max-worker-threads-server-configuration-option.md b/docs/database-engine/configure-windows/configure-the-max-worker-threads-server-configuration-option.md
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ ms.workload: "On Demand"
   
 ###  <a name="Recommendations"></a> Recommendations  
   
--   This option is an advanced option and should be changed only by an experienced database administrator or certified [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] technician. If you suspect that there is a performance problem, it is probably not the availability of worker threads. The cause is more likely something like I/O that is causing the worker threads to wait. It is best to find the root cause of a performance issue before you change the max worker threads setting.  
+-   This option is an advanced option and should be changed only by an experienced database administrator or certified [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] professional. If you suspect that there is a performance problem, it is probably not the availability of worker threads. The cause is more likely something like I/O that is causing the worker threads to wait. It is best to find the root cause of a performance issue before you change the max worker threads setting.  
   
 -   Thread pooling helps optimize performance when large numbers of clients are connected to the server. Usually, a separate operating system thread is created for each query request. However, with hundreds of connections to the server, using one thread per query request can consume large amounts of system resources. The **max worker threads** option enables [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] to create a pool of worker threads to service a larger number of query requests, which improves performance.  
   
diff --git a/docs/database-engine/configure-windows/configure-the-media-retention-server-configuration-option.md b/docs/database-engine/configure-windows/configure-the-media-retention-server-configuration-option.md
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ ms.workload: "Inactive"
   
 ###  <a name="Recommendations"></a> Recommendations  
   
--   This option is an advanced option and should be changed only by an experienced database administrator or certified [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] technician.  
+-   This option is an advanced option and should be changed only by an experienced database administrator or certified [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] professional.  
   
 -   The **media retention** option can be overridden by using the RETAINDAYS clause of the [BACKUP](../../t-sql/statements/backup-transact-sql.md) statement.  
   
diff --git a/docs/database-engine/configure-windows/configure-the-min-memory-per-query-server-configuration-option.md b/docs/database-engine/configure-windows/configure-the-min-memory-per-query-server-configuration-option.md
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ ms.workload: "Inactive"
   
 ###  <a name="Recommendations"></a> Recommendations  
   
--   This option is an advanced option and should be changed only by an experienced database administrator or certified [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] technician.  
+-   This option is an advanced option and should be changed only by an experienced database administrator or certified [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] professional.  
   
 -   The [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] query processor tries to determine the optimal amount of memory to allocate to a query. The min memory per query option lets the administrator specify the minimum amount of memory any single query receives. Queries generally receive more memory than this if they have hash and sort operations on a large volume of data. Increasing the value of min memory per query may improve performance for some small to medium-sized queries, but doing so could lead to increased competition for memory resources. The min memory per query option includes memory allocated for sort operations.  
 
diff --git a/docs/database-engine/configure-windows/configure-the-network-packet-size-server-configuration-option.md b/docs/database-engine/configure-windows/configure-the-network-packet-size-server-configuration-option.md
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ ms.workload: "On Demand"
   
 ###  <a name="Recommendations"></a> Recommendations  
   
--   This option is an advanced option and should be changed only by an experienced database administrator or certified [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] technician.  
+-   This option is an advanced option and should be changed only by an experienced database administrator or certified [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] professional.  
   
 -   If an application does bulk copy operations or sends or receives large amounts of text or image data, a packet size larger than the default might improve efficiency because it results in fewer network read-and-write operations. If an application sends and receives small amounts of information, the packet size can be set to 512 bytes, which is sufficient for most data transfers.  
   
diff --git a/docs/database-engine/configure-windows/configure-the-query-governor-cost-limit-server-configuration-option.md b/docs/database-engine/configure-windows/configure-the-query-governor-cost-limit-server-configuration-option.md
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ ms.workload: "Inactive"
   
 ###  <a name="Recommendations"></a> Recommendations  
   
--   This option is an advanced option and should be changed only by an experienced database administrator or certified [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] technician.  
+-   This option is an advanced option and should be changed only by an experienced database administrator or certified [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] professional.  
   
 -   To change the value query governor cost limit on a per-connection basis, use the [SET QUERY_GOVERNOR_COST_LIMIT](../../t-sql/statements/set-query-governor-cost-limit-transact-sql.md) statement.  
   
diff --git a/docs/database-engine/configure-windows/configure-the-query-wait-server-configuration-option.md b/docs/database-engine/configure-windows/configure-the-query-wait-server-configuration-option.md
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ ms.workload: "Inactive"
   
 ###  <a name="Recommendations"></a> Recommendations  
   
--   This option is an advanced option and should be changed only by an experienced database administrator or certified [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] technician.  
+-   This option is an advanced option and should be changed only by an experienced database administrator or certified [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] professional.  
   
 ###  <a name="Security"></a> Security  
   
diff --git a/docs/database-engine/configure-windows/configure-the-recovery-interval-server-configuration-option.md b/docs/database-engine/configure-windows/configure-the-recovery-interval-server-configuration-option.md
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ ms.workload: "Inactive"
   
 ###  <a name="Recommendations"></a> Recommendations  
   
--   This option is an advanced option and should be changed only by an experienced database administrator or certified [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] technician.  
+-   This option is an advanced option and should be changed only by an experienced database administrator or certified [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] professional.  
   
 -   Typically, we recommend that you keep the recovery interval at 0, unless you experience performance problems. If you decide to increase the recovery-interval setting, we recommend increasing it gradually by small increments and evaluating the effect of each incremental increase on recovery performance.  
   
diff --git a/docs/database-engine/configure-windows/configure-the-scan-for-startup-procs-server-configuration-option.md b/docs/database-engine/configure-windows/configure-the-scan-for-startup-procs-server-configuration-option.md
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ ms.workload: "Inactive"
   
 ###  <a name="Recommendations"></a> Recommendations  
   
--   This option is an advanced option and should be changed only by an experienced database administrator or certified [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] technician.  
+-   This option is an advanced option and should be changed only by an experienced database administrator or certified [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] professional.  
   
 -   The value for this option can be set by using **sp_configure**; however, it will be set automatically if you use **sp_procoption**, which is used to mark or unmark automatically run stored procedures. When **sp_procoption** is used to mark the first stored procedure as an autoproc, this option is set automatically to a value of 1. When **sp_procoption** is used to unmark the last stored procedure as an autoproc, this option is automatically set to a value of 0. If you use **sp_procoption** to mark and unmark autoprocs, and if you always unmark autoprocs before dropping them, there is no need to set this option manually.  
   
diff --git a/docs/database-engine/configure-windows/configure-the-two-digit-year-cutoff-server-configuration-option.md b/docs/database-engine/configure-windows/configure-the-two-digit-year-cutoff-server-configuration-option.md
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ ms.workload: "Inactive"
   
 ###  <a name="Recommendations"></a> Recommendations  
   
--   This option is an advanced option and should be changed only by an experienced database administrator or certified [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] technician.  
+-   This option is an advanced option and should be changed only by an experienced database administrator or certified [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] professional.  
   
 -   OLE Automation objects use 2030 as the two-digit cutoff year. You can use the **two digit year cutoff** option to provide consistency in date values between [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] and client applications. 
 
diff --git a/docs/database-engine/configure-windows/configure-the-user-connections-server-configuration-option.md b/docs/database-engine/configure-windows/configure-the-user-connections-server-configuration-option.md
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ ms.workload: "Active"
   
 ###  <a name="Recommendations"></a> Recommendations  
   
--   This option is an advanced option and should be changed only by an experienced database administrator or certified [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] technician.  
+-   This option is an advanced option and should be changed only by an experienced database administrator or certified [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] professional.  
   
 -   Using the **user connections** option helps avoid overloading the server with too many concurrent connections. You can estimate the number of connections based on system and user requirements. For example, on a system with many users, each user would not usually require a unique connection. Connections can be shared among users. Users running OLE DB applications need a connection for each open connection object, users running Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) applications need a connection for each active connection handle in the application, and users running DB-Library applications need one connection for each process started that calls the DB-Library **dbopen** function.  
   
diff --git a/docs/database-engine/configure-windows/server-configuration-options-sql-server.md b/docs/database-engine/configure-windows/server-configuration-options-sql-server.md
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ Self-configuring options are those that [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ss
 ## Configuration Options Table  
  The following table lists all available configuration options, the range of possible settings, and default values. Configuration options are marked with letter codes as follows:  
   
--   A= Advanced options, which should be changed only by an experienced database administrator or a certified [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] technician, and which require setting show advanced options to 1.  
+-   A= Advanced options, which should be changed only by an experienced database administrator or a certified [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] professional, and which require setting show advanced options to 1.  
   
 -   RR = Options requiring a restart of the [!INCLUDE[ssDE](../../includes/ssde-md.md)].  
   
diff --git a/docs/relational-databases/system-functions/sys-fn-get-audit-file-transact-sql.md b/docs/relational-databases/system-functions/sys-fn-get-audit-file-transact-sql.md
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ fn_get_audit_file ( file_pattern,
  Specifies a known location with the file specified for the initial_file_name. When this argument is used the function will start reading at the first record of the Buffer immediately following the specified offset.  
   
 > [!NOTE]  
->  The *audit_record_offset* argument must contain valid entries or must contain either the default | NULL value. Type is **bitint**.  
+>  The *audit_record_offset* argument must contain valid entries or must contain either the default | NULL value. Type is **bigint**.  
   
 ## Tables Returned  
  The following table describes the audit file content that can be returned by this function.  
diff --git a/docs/relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-sequence-get-range-transact-sql.md b/docs/relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-sequence-get-range-transact-sql.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ manager: "craigg"
 ms.workload: "Inactive"
 ---
 # sp_sequence_get_range (Transact-SQL)
-[!INCLUDE[tsql-appliesto-ss2012-xxxx-asdw-xxx-md](../../includes/tsql-appliesto-ss2012-xxxx-asdw-xxx-md.md)]
+[!INCLUDE[tsql-appliesto-ss2012-asdb-asdw-xxx-md](../../includes/tsql-appliesto-ss2012-asdb-asdw-xxx-md.md)]
 
   Returns a range of sequence values from a sequence object. The sequence object generates and issues the number of values requested and provides the application with metadata related to the range.  
   
