Client Statistics is very important. Many a time, people relate queries execution plan with query cost. This is not a good comparison. Both are different parameters, and they are not always related. It is possible that the query cost of any statement is less, but the amount of the data returned is considerably large, which [...]
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SQL SERVER – SQL Server Management Studio and Client Statistics
Posted in Pinal Dave, SQL, SQL Authority, SQL Query, SQL Server, SQL Server Management Studio, SQL Tips and Tricks, T SQL, Technology, tagged Statistics on October 1, 2009 | 6 Comments »
SQL SERVER – Plan Caching and Schema Change – An Interesting Observation
Posted in Pinal Dave, Readers Question, SQL, SQL Authority, SQL Documentation, SQL Query, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Management Studio, SQL Stored Procedure, SQL Tips and Tricks, SQL Utility, SQL White Papers, T SQL, Technology, tagged SQL Cache, SQL Profiler on September 14, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Last week, I had published details regarding SQL SERVER – Plan Caching in SQL Server 2008 by Greg Low on this blog. Similar to any other white paper, I have read this paper very carefully and enjoyed reading it. One particular topic in the white paper that caught my attention is definition of schema change. [...]
SQL SERVER – Forgot the Password of Username SA
Posted in Pinal Dave, SQL, SQL Authority, SQL Query, SQL Scripts, SQL Security, SQL Server, SQL Server Management Studio, SQL Tips and Tricks, T SQL, Technology, tagged Password, Username on August 4, 2009 | 8 Comments »
I just received a call from an old friend with whom I used to work in Las Vegas. He told me about a password-related issue he faced in his organization. They had changed the password of username SA and now they are not able to recall the new password. I am sure that he is [...]
SQL SERVER – Maximizing View of SQL Server Management Studio – Full Screen – New Screen
Posted in Pinal Dave, SQL, SQL Authority, SQL Query, SQL Server, SQL Server Management Studio, SQL Tips and Tricks, T SQL, Technology on July 24, 2009 | 6 Comments »
I had a great, unforgettable time at Teched India 2009 in Hyderabad. I had delivered a successful session on SQL Server Management Studio Best Practices, which created a lot of interest in community. I was truly amazed at the tremendous response I got. I received countless different questions on this subject as soon as the [...]
SQL SERVER – 2008 – Management Studio New Features
Posted in Pinal Dave, SQL, SQL Authority, SQL Query, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Management Studio, SQL Tips and Tricks, T SQL, Technology on June 28, 2009 | 5 Comments »
This article describes the top 5 features of SQL Server Management Studio 2008. With the release of SQL Server 2008 Microsoft has upgraded SSMS with many new features as well as added tons of new functionalities requested by DBAs for long time.
SQL Server 2008 has been released for a year now. In SQL Server 2000, [...]
SQL SERVER – 2008 – SSMS Feature – Multi-server Queries
Posted in Pinal Dave, SQL, SQL Authority, SQL Query, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Management Studio, SQL Tips and Tricks, T SQL, Technology on June 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
In my recent visit to TechEd India 2009 at Hyderabad, I had taken a technical session on SQL Server Management Studio 2008 New Features, which was attended by a huge number of participants and was very successful. I got loads of requests from my readers for posting the session online. My presentation involved several videos [...]
SQL SERVER – 2008 – Customize Toolbar – Remove Debug Button from Toolbar
Posted in Pinal Dave, SQL, SQL Add-On, SQL Authority, SQL Query, SQL Server, SQL Server Management Studio, SQL Tips and Tricks, T SQL, Technology on June 12, 2009 | 1 Comment »
In today’s article I have combined two different questions. I was fond of SQL Server Debugger feature in SQL Server 2000. To my utter disappointment, this feature was withdrawn from SQL Server 2005. However, because of loads of requests from developers it was re-introduced in SQL Server 2008.
Developers were extremely happy with “return of debugger”, [...]
SQL SERVER – Create Multiple Filegroup For Single Database
Posted in Pinal Dave, Readers Question, SQL, SQL Authority, SQL Query, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Management Studio, SQL Tips and Tricks, T SQL, Technology on May 31, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I am elated to receive hundreds of emails every day from my readers. My tight work schedule refrains me from answering all your questions, but I do try my best to entertain them whenever I can. Today’s post revolves around a question I received a number of times last year but never blogged on it. [...]
SQL SERVER – FIX : ERROR : (provider: Named Pipes Provider, error: 40 – Could not open a connection to SQL Server) (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: )
Posted in Pinal Dave, SQL, SQL Authority, SQL Error Messages, SQL Query, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Management Studio, SQL Tips and Tricks, T SQL, Technology on May 21, 2009 | 21 Comments »
Regular readers of my blog are aware of the fact that I have written about this subject umpteen times earlier, and every time I have spoken about a new issue related to it. Few days ago, I had redone my local home network. I have LAN setup with wireless router connected with my four computers, [...]
SQL SERVER – Fix : Management Studio Error : Saving Changes in not permitted. The changes you have made require the following tables to be dropped and re-created. You have either made changes to a table that can’t be re-created or enabled the option Prevent saving changes that require the table to be re-created
Posted in Database, Pinal Dave, SQL, SQL Authority, SQL Error Messages, SQL Query, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Management Studio, SQL Tips and Tricks, SQLServer, T SQL, Technology on May 18, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Today, we will delve into a very simple issue that one of the Jr. Developers at my organization confronted. I have a preference for T-SQL. According to me, all the developers should always use T-SQL instead of Design feature of SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). In fact, sound knowledge of T-SQL has the potential to [...]
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Pinalkumar Dave is a Microsoft SQL Server MVP and a Mentor for Solid Quality India. He has written over 1100 articles on the subject on his blog at http://blog.sqlauthority.com. He is a dynamic and proficient Principal Database Architect, Corporate Trainer and Project Manager, who specializes in SQL Server Programming and has 7 years of hands-on experience. He holds a Masters of Science degree and a number of certifications, including MCDBA and MCAD (.NET). He was awarded Regional Mentor for PASS Asia.
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