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Feb16

How to Measure Resource Status on Azure? – Interview Question of the Week #264

Pinal Dave
SQL Interview Questions and Answers
SQL Azure, SQL Performance, SQL Scripts, SQL Server
1 Comment

Every single time when I start working with Azure, I always want to know what is the status of Azure resource status or consumption in the last hour.

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Feb15

MySQL – Download Sample Database – Sakila, World, Employee

Pinal Dave
SQL
Schema, SQL Sample Database, SQL Server
1 Comment

However, whenever we are exploring the new feature, it is a good idea that we work with the sample database and build our scripts

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Feb14

SQL SERVER – SSMS Install Error 0x80070652 – Setup is Blocked Due to Another Install Currently running. Please Let the Other Install Complete and then Restart the Computer if Necessary

Pinal Dave
SQL
SQL Error Messages, SQL Server, SQL Server Installation, SQL Server Management Studio, SQL Setup, SSMS
No Comments

I would share my experience with SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) install error – Setup is blocked due to another install currently running.

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Feb13

SQL SERVER – Poor Indexing Strategies – 10 Don’ts for Indexes

Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
Clustered Index, SQL Index, SQL Scripts, SQL Server
16 Comments

The most questions were around section Poor Indexing Strategies and that lead me to write about 10 Don’ts for Indexes. Let us talk about it today.

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Feb12

SQL SERVER – Disable Parameter Sniffing with DISABLE_PARAMETER_SNIFFING Query Hint

Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
Parameter Sniffing, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Management Studio, SQL Stored Procedure, SSMS
1 Comment

Recently during the Health Check, I had a great conversation about how to disable Parameter Sniffing and DISABLE_PARAMETER_SNIFFING Query Hint.

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Feb11

SQL SERVER – OPTION(FAST N) Hint and Performance

Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
Execution Plan, Query Hint, SQL Scripts, SQL Server
5 Comments

I have a very interesting situation while working with SQL Server 2019, which I had not faced before about OPTION(FAST N).

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Feb10

SQL SERVER – Top Reasons for Slow Performance

Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
Ad Hoc Query, Clustered Index, Disk, File Growth, Query Hint, SQL CPU, SQL DMV, SQL Function, SQL Index, SQL Memory, SQL Server, SQL Server Configuration, SQL Stored Procedure, SQL TempDB, SQL Utility
4 Comments

Yesterday, I had asked a very simple question on twitter about the top reasons for the slow performance. Let us discuss this topic today.

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Pinal Dave is an SQL Server Performance Tuning Expert and independent consultant with over 22 years of hands-on experience. He holds a Masters of Science degree and numerous database certifications.

Pinal has authored 14 SQL Server database books and 104 Pluralsight courses. To freely share his knowledge and help others build their expertise, Pinal has also written more than 5,800 database tech articles on his blog at https://blog.sqlauthority.com.

Pinal is an experienced and dedicated professional with a deep commitment to flawless customer service. If you need help with any SQL Server Performance Tuning Issues, please feel free to reach out at pinal@sqlauthority.com.

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