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Jan26

What are Different Methods to Know the Row Count of Table? – Interview Question of the Week #261

Pinal Dave
SQL Interview Questions and Answers
SQL Counter, SQL DMV, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL System Table, SSMS
1 Comment

Question: What are Different Methods to Know the Row Count of Table? The answer to this question is very simple and many.

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Jan25

SQL SERVER – Heaps, Scans and RID Lookup

Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
Clustered Index, Execution Plan, SQL Heap, SQL Index, SQL Scripts, SQL Server
1 Comment

The question was do heaps are very bad and always force a table scan? Let us learn about RID Lookup, Heaps and table scan.

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Jan24

SQL SERVER Tools I Use and Recommend (Updated: January 2020)

Pinal Dave
SQLAuthority News
Recommend Tools, SQL Server, SQL Utility, Tools
2 Comments

Here is the updated list for January 2020 of all the tools which I recommend. Do let me know if you use any of the above tools.

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Jan23

SQL SERVER – Resolve WAIT_ON_SYNC_STATISTICS_REFRESH Wait Type

Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
SQL Statistics, SQL Wait Stats, SSMS
2 Comments

During Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check I recently faced a brand new wait type WAIT_ON_SYNC_STATISTICS_REFRESH.

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Jan22

SQL SERVER – Script to Find All Columns with a Specific Name in Database

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Column, SQL Scripts, SQL Server
2 Comments

Recently, one of the clients asked me if I have a Script to Find All Columns with a Specific Name in Database. Yes, of course, I do have it.

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Jan21

SQL SERVER – Always On Listener Failure – Provisioning Computer Object Failed With Error 5

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
AlwaysOn, Computer Network, SQL Error Messages, SQL Log, SQL Server, SQL Server Cluster, Windows
No Comments

I have written a few blogs on issues about the failure of listener creation in the cluster. In this blog, we will explore listener creation failure.

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Jan20

SQL SERVER – SqlServerWriter Missing in vssadmin List Writers Command

Pinal Dave
SQL
SQL Command, SQL Error Messages, SQL Function, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, Visual Studio
1 Comment

After troubleshooting they found that when they run vssadmin list writers command from the command prompt, they are not seeing SqlServerWriter.

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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.

Pinal is also a CrossFit Level 1 Trainer (CF-L1) and CrossFit Level 2 Trainer (CF-L2).


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