Pinal Dave - SQL Server Performance Tuning Expert

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

February 23, 2026

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?

SQL SERVER and AI – Setting Up an MCP Server for Natural Language Tuning

October 27, 2025

Pinal Dave

SQL Performance

AI, ChatGPT, Natural Language

Let us learn more about SQL SERVER and AI – Setting Up an MCP Server for Natural Language Tuning. Detailed Instructions.

SQL SERVER Performance – JSON vs XML

August 26, 2025

Pinal Dave

SQL Performance

JSON, SQL XML

What started as a simple recommendation turned into a comprehensive benchmarking exercise. Let us see blog post about JSON vs XML.