During the Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check, I do receive questions about pretty much anything like Public Database Role.
SQL SERVER – Using Query Hint ENABLE_PARALLEL_PLAN_PREFERENCE
There are so many options you should experiment before you opt for query hint. Recently DBA asked me how to use query hint ENABLE_PARALLEL_PLAN_PREFERENCE.
SQL SERVER – Stop Using DBCC DBREINDEX and Use ALTER INDEX
It has been over a decade since the comment DBCC DBREINDEX has been deprecated, however, once in a while I still encounter them while working with clients.
How to Use a CASE Statement in the WHERE Clause? – Interview Question of the Week #239
Question: How to Use a CASE statement in the WHERE Clause? Answer: First of all – CASE is not a statement but rather an expression.
SQL SERVER – Identify Read Heavy Workload or Write Heavy Workload Type by Counters
Let us understand how we can quickly identify the workload type of read-heavy or write-heavy by counters. Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check
SQL SERVER – PRINT Statement and Format of Date Datatype
we took a 5 minutes coffee break and during that short time, one of the DBA asked me a question about PRINT Statement and DataType.
SQL SERVER – 3 Different Ways to Explore Actual Execution Plans
We will explore 3 different ways to explore Actual Execution Plans. I had discussed this Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check.
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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