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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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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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How to Write in Text File from T-SQL in SQL Server? - Interview Question of the Week #236 patchinstall-800x332

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

How to Write in Text File from T-SQL in SQL Server? - Interview Question of the Week #236 threads-800x252

SQL SERVER – Changing Max Worker Count for Performance

How to Write in Text File from T-SQL in SQL Server? - Interview Question of the Week #236 del-puz0-800x305

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

How to Write in Text File from T-SQL in SQL Server? - Interview Question of the Week #236 maxworkercount-800x280

SQL SERVER – Best Value for Max Worker Count

How to Write in Text File from T-SQL in SQL Server? - Interview Question of the Week #236 offset-fetch1-800x204

SQL SERVER – Retrieving N Rows After Ordering Query With OFFSET

How to Write in Text File from T-SQL in SQL Server? - Interview Question of the Week #236 server-cache-800x209

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

How to Write in Text File from T-SQL in SQL Server? - Interview Question of the Week #236 textfile1-800x219

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

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Pinal Dave is an SQL Server Performance Tuning Expert and independent consultant with over 24 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 109 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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