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Aug7

SQL SERVER – Best Value for Max Worker Count

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
CPU Threads, Parallel, SQL CPU, SQL DMV, SQL Scripts, SQL Server
7 Comments

Recently, one of my client who works for the large bank accidentally set incorrect max worker count, which lead to big performance problem.

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Aug6

SQL SERVER – Retrieving N Rows After Ordering Query With OFFSET

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

Today, we will see the solution to very interesting question received by Martha about Retrieving N Rows After Ordering Query With OFFSET.

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Aug5

SQL SERVER – List All Frequently Ran Stored Procedure From Server Cache

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Disk, SQL Cache, SQL CPU, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Stored Procedure
No Comments

We started working with my Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check service and found very interesting details from the server cache. 

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Aug4

How to Write in Text File from T-SQL in SQL Server? – Interview Question of the Week #236

Pinal Dave
SQL Interview Questions and Answers
SQL Advanced Option, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Stored Procedure, SQL String
11 Comments

Question: How to Write in Text File from T-SQL in SQL Server?
The question above was actually asked in an interview and also was not asked in the same word.

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Aug3

SQL SERVER – DBCC CHECKDB WITH PHYSICAL_ONLY Failing and DBCC CHECKDB Succeeding – Bug

Pinal Dave
SQL
SQL Error Messages, SQL Server, SQL Server DBCC
No Comments

One of my previous clients recently reached out with a strange bug where DBCC CHECKDB WITH PHYSICAL_ONLY failed and DBCC CHECKDB Succeeded.

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Aug2

SQL SERVER – Upgrade Error: Microsoft NET Framework 4.0 Installation Has Failed With Exit Code – 2146498511

Pinal Dave
SQL
Cumulative Update, DotNet, SQL Error Messages, SQL Server, Starting SQL
No Comments

The solution of error Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 installation has failed with exit code  -2146498511 which was faced during SQL Server upgrade

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Aug1

SQL SERVER – Error 35296: Log Backup for Database “SQLAuthority” on Secondary Replica Failed Because the New Backup Information Could Not be Committed on Primary Database

Pinal Dave
SQL
AlwaysOn, SQL Backup, SQL Error Messages, SQL High Availability, SQL Log, SQL Server, Transaction Log
1 Comment

Log backup for database “SQLAuthority” on secondary replica failed because the new backup information could not be committed on the primary database.

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SQL SERVER – Find Hostname and Current Logged In User Name

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SQL SERVER – Interesting Observation of Logon Trigger On All Servers

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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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