Pinal Dave - SQL Server Performance Tuning Expert

Who Pays My Bills if AI Takes My Job?

February 27, 2026

This story is about Who Pays My Bills if AI Takes My Job? The fear is real. And it is not the kind of fear you can fix with a certification.

Hire AI and Not Me: Human Can Make Mistakes

February 25, 2026

Pinal Dave

SQL Performance

Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check, GenAI, SQL Index

Let me tell you something that took me a long time to say out loud. Human Can Make Mistakes Not AI. (Well, line inspired from famous GenAI tool).

The Strange Emotional Shift of Working Alongside a Machine That “Thinks”

February 23, 2026

Pinal Dave

Personal

GenAI, SQL Index, SQL Performance

Let us talk about The Strange Emotional Shift of Working Alongside a Machine That “Thinks”. The Night a Query Finished Before I Did

Vibecoding: What Is It and Why I Think It Will Change Everything

February 19, 2026

Pinal Dave

SQL

AI, Developer, GenAI

And he built it by simply talking to an AI. That is vibecoding. And trust me, once you understand it, you will not look at software development the same way again.

SQL SERVER – Execution Plans and Indexing Strategies – Quick Guide

February 9, 2026

Pinal Dave

SQL Performance

Clustered Index, Execution Plan, Query Hint, SQL Index

Let us learn today in this quick guide Execution Plans and Indexing Strategies. Your comments are welcome

Fixing WD EX2 NAS Access Issues on a Fresh Windows Installation

December 15, 2025

Pinal Dave

SQLAuthority News

New Windows installation done. Coffee ready. And suddenly my WD EX2 NAS decided to pretend it did not know me at all.

Local AI Models for SQL Server – A Complete Guide

November 3, 2025

Pinal Dave

SQL Tips and Tricks

AI, ChatGPT, SQL Performance

Let us learn about Local AI Models for SQL Server – A Complete Guide. What if you could bring the power of AI into SQL Server?