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SQL SERVER – Writing Function for The Rule of 72

July 12, 2023
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
In-line Functions, SQL Function

I had a fascinating side conversation with a client that introduced me to a financial concept called the Rule of 72. Let us learn today.

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Trace Flags 1117 and 1118 No Longer Required since SQL Server 2016

July 11, 2023
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL TempDB, SQL Trace, TraceFlags

In this blog post, we will discuss the recent implementation of trace flags 1117 and 1118 by a client when it is not required since 2016

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SQL SERVER – Troubleshooting Non-Yielding Scheduler Issues

July 10, 2023
Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
CPU Scheduler, Lock Pages in Memory, SQL CPU, SQL Memory

During the engagement, I encountered a critical issue related to non-yielding schedulers in their SQL Server environment.

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GO Programming Language – 10 Quick Interview Questions and Answers

July 7, 2023
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Go Lang, Pluralsight

I have previously written a blog post about Go Programming Language and received lots of comments and interest in it. Here are my five Pluralsight courses if you want to learn about Go programming language in detail. Let us see 10 Quick Interview Questions and Answers.

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SQL SERVER – Convert Cursor to Set Based Insert

July 6, 2023
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Cursor

In this blog post, we will focus on the issue of cursor-based inserts and demonstrate how to convert them into set based operations.

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SQL SERVER – Impact of Changing Database Compatibility Level on Cache

July 5, 2023
Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
Compatibility Level, SQL Cache

We will explore how changing the compatibility level affects the query cache and why it’s essential to be aware of its impact.

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Finding Top Earners: A T-SQL Challenge in SQL Server

July 4, 2023
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
CTE, SQL Sub Query

The goal is to find the top three highest-paid (top earners) employees in each department and their corresponding department details.

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SQL SERVER – Replacing a Cursor with a Common Table Expression

July 3, 2023
Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
CTE, SQL Cursor, SQL String

Let us learn today – How I was able to improve the query performance by replacing the cursor with a common table expression (CTE).

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SQL SERVER – Thread Pool Waits: Monitoring and Optimization

June 30, 2023
Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
CPU Scheduler, CPU Threads, SQL CPU, SQL Wait Stats, Threadpool

Thread pool waits management plays a vital role in maximizing the utilization of threads and ensuring the smooth execution of tasks.

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SQL SERVER – Setting Deadlock Priority to Control the Transaction that is Rolled Back

June 29, 2023
Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
Deadlock, SQL Transactions

In this article, we will explore Setting Deadlock Priority to Control the Rolled Back Transaction. Let us explore more in this blog post.

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