I will be presenting a day-long training day at SQLbits Pre-Con on 31 March 2019 London on the topic SQL Server Performance Tuning Real-World Scenarios.
SQL SERVER – Clone Database Using DBCC CLONEDATABASE
The client had a requirement that we can’t run any query SELECT queries on the production system. Clone Database Using DBCC CLONEDATABASE.
Why Execution Plan Operator Read More Rows Than Available? – Interview Question of the Week #255
Question: Why Execution Plan Operator Read More Rows Than Available?
Answer: Statistics.
Now let us learn detailed answer in this blog post.
SQL SERVER – Query Without Join Showing Query Plan With Join
This question often keeps on coming in my consulting engagements. Let us quickly see the answer about Query Without Join Showing Query Plan With Join.
SQL SERVER – Persisting Sample Percentage for Statistics – PERSIST_SAMPLE_PERCENT
Recently I got the opportunity to work on a very new feature of Persisting Sample Percentage for Statistics. Let us learn today.
SQL SERVER – List All the Nullable Columns in Database
Recently during the consulting engagement, I needed to create a query that Lists All the Nullable Columns in Database, which I am sharing.
SQL SERVER – APPROX_COUNT_DISTINCT – Not Always Efficient
After a lot of testing, I figured out that the newly introduced function is not always efficient. A newly-introduced function APPROX_COUNT_DISTINCT.
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 104Â 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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