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Aug12

SQL SERVER – Detecting CPU Pressure with Wait Statistics

Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
CPU Threads, SQL CPU, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Wait Stats
No Comments

I eventually expressed them it is possible to detect CPU pressure with Wait Statistics. We explained to them my method during the Health Check.

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Aug11

How to Skip Top N Rows in SQL Server? – Interview Question of the Week #237

Pinal Dave
SQL Interview Questions and Answers
Ranking Functions, SQL Function, SQL Paging, SQL Scripts, SQL Server
1 Comment

Question: How to skip top N Rows in SQL Server and retrieve the rest of the rows? Answer: I had asked the above question in one of the interviews last week.

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Aug10

SQL SERVER – Patch Install Rule Error – Not Clustered or the Cluster Service is Up and Online

Pinal Dave
SQL
DotNet, online, SQL Error Messages, SQL Patch, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Services
11 Comments

The error which we observed was a failure of a rule – Patch Install Rule Error – Not clustered or the cluster service is up and online.

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Aug9

SQL SERVER – Changing Max Worker Count for Performance

Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
CPU Threads, SQL CPU, SQL Server, SQL Server Configuration, SQL Wait Stats
2 Comments

I wrote a blog post about SQL SERVER – Best Value for Max Worker Count, after reading this blog post, I have received lots of emails.

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Aug8

SQL SERVER – DELETE Qualified Rows From Multiple Tables – Part 2

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Contest, SQL Scripts, SQL Server
5 Comments

This is a follow-up blog post of the Winners and Solution – DELETE Qualified Rows From Multiple Tables. Today we will see another efficient solution.

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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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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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