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Aug26

SQL SERVER – Stop Using DBCC DBREINDEX and Use ALTER INDEX

Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
Maintenance Plan, SQL Index, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server DBCC
1 Comment

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.

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Aug25

How to Use a CASE Statement in the WHERE Clause? – Interview Question of the Week #239

Pinal Dave
SQL Interview Questions and Answers
SQL Sample Database, SQL Scripts, SQL Server
3 Comments

Question: How to Use a CASE statement in the WHERE Clause? Answer: First of all – CASE is not a statement but rather an expression.

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Aug24

SQL SERVER – Identify Read Heavy Workload or Write Heavy Workload Type by Counters

Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
SQL Counter, SQL DMV, SQL Scripts, SQL Server
1 Comment

Let us understand how we can quickly identify the workload type of read-heavy or write-heavy by counters. Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check

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Aug23

SQL SERVER – PRINT Statement and Format of Date Datatype

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
File format, SQL DateTime, SQL Function, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL String
2 Comments

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.

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Aug22

SQL SERVER – 3 Different Ways to Explore Actual Execution Plans

Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
Execution Plan, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Management Studio, SSMS
No Comments

We will explore 3 different ways to explore Actual Execution Plans. I had discussed this Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check.

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Aug21

SQL SERVER – Identify Database File with Maximum IO Issues

Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
Disk, SQL DMV, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, System Object
1 Comment

I have received an interesting email from a client of Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check. His question was related to files with IO Issues.

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Aug20

Microsoft SQL Server and Ransomware Viruses

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Ransomware, SQL Server, SQL Server Security, SQL Utility
5 Comments

What if your files got affected by this plague (Ransomware)? It is unlikely that you can decrypt the files, even after paying a ransom.

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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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