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Dec23

Learn MariaDB – New Technology Week

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
MariaDB, Pluralsight
No Comments

This is the last week of the year and most places it is a holiday. Today we will discuss where we can learn MariaDB.

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Dec22

Can Admin Rename SA Account in SQL Server? – Interview Question of the Week #256

Pinal Dave
SQL Interview Questions and Answers
SQL Login, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Security
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Question: Can Admin Rename SA Account in SQL Server?

Answer: Yes, of course. The syntax for to rename SA account is very simple:

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Dec21

SQL SERVER – Parameter Sniffing and OPTIMIZE FOR UNKNOWN

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
OPTIMIZE FOR UNKNOWN, Parameter Sniffing, SQL Performance, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Stored Procedure
5 Comments

I consider myself fortunate that I receive a follow-up question from my blog posts. Let’s discuss Parameter Sniffing and OPTIMIZE FOR UNKNOWN.

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Dec20

SQL SERVER – Parameter Sniffing and Local Variable in SP

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Parameter Sniffing, SQL Performance, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Stored Procedure
2 Comments

The question I had received was about Parameter Sniffing and Local Variable in Stored Procedure. Let us learn about it in this blog post.

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Dec19

SQL SERVER – Parameter Sniffing Simplest Example

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Execution Plan, Parameter Sniffing, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Stored Procedure
7 Comments

Today we will see a very simple example of the Parameter Sniffing. Let us see a very simple example of the parameter sniffing.

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Dec18

SQL SERVER – SET NOCOUNT – Impact on Stored Procedure Performance

Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
SQL Cursor, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Stored Procedure
3 Comments

Recently, I solved a huge performance problem for one of my clients by just adding the SET NOCOUNT inside the stored procedure.

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Dec17

SQL SERVER – Copy Database Without Statistics Query Store

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Scripts, SQL Server
No Comments

An earlier blog post about Clone Database Using DBCC CLONEDATABASE. The question is how to Copy Database Without Statistics and Query Store.

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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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