They have observed that Log Shipping Copy and Log Shipping Restore jobs have been failing with log shipping error. Let us fix them.
Retrieve TOP 10 Rows Without Using TOP or LIMIT? – Interview Question of the Week #247
Question: Retrieve TOP 10 Rows Without Using TOP or LIMIT? We do not want to use TOP or LIMIT as they are actually not an ANSI implementation.
Analyzing SQL Server Query Plans – Pluralsight Online Video Course
I got the opportunity to work on the area of SQL Server Performance Tuning have built a video course on the topic of Analyzing SQL Server Query Plans.
SQL SERVER – Turning Off Priority Boost Server Configuration Option on SSMS 18 Onwards
While working together we figured out one of the many issues was the priority boost server configuration. Let us talk about it a bit more in detail.
SQL SERVER – Sample Script to Check Index Fragmentation with RowCount
Let us see a script built for one of my clients of Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check to Check Index Fragmentation with RowCount.
MariaDB – MySQL – Show Engines to Display All Available and Supported Engine
Essentially, they wanted to know command which can Show Engines to Display All Available and Supported Engine in MariaDB.
SQL Puzzle – Schema and Table Creation – Answer Without Running Code
It has been a while we have a puzzle on this blog. Let us have a very simple and interesting puzzle today about Schema and Table Creation.
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.
Pinal is also a CrossFit Level 1 Trainer (CF-L1) and CrossFit Level 2 Trainer (CF-L2).
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