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Sep18

Learn MySQL : Path to Data Management Excellence

Pinal Dave
SQLAuthority News
MySQL, Pluralsight
No Comments

Let us explore Learn MySQL : Path to Data Management Excellence. MySQL is a very important tool for managing and organizing data.

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Sep15

Gherkin Fundamentals – A Comprehensive Course on Pluralsight

Pinal Dave
SQLAuthority News
BDD, Gherkin, Pluralsight
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Let us discuss about my 54th course on Pluralsight – Gherkin Fundamentals. As a Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) tool.

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Sep14

SQL SERVER – Query Store Feature for Secondary Replicas

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
AlwaysOn, Query Store, SQL Server 2022
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the Query Store for secondary replicas. This feature extends the Query Store functionality from primary replicas to secondary replica workloads.

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Sep13

SQL SERVER – Avoid Functions in the WHERE Clause for Performance

Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
Query Rewrite, SQL Function
4 Comments

Using SQL Server functions in the WHERE clause of your queries can significantly impact performance. Let us explore that in this blog post.

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Sep12

SQL SERVER – Performance: OR vs IN – A Summary and Further Reading

Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
Clustered Index, Computed Column, SQL Index, SQL Server
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The varied responses led me to write a detailed blog post to clarify the correct answer. If you missed it, you can read it here. Let us see A Summary and Further Reading.

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Sep11

SQL SERVER – Performance: OR vs IN

Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
Execution Plan, SQL Server Management Studio, SQL Statistics, SSMS
2 Comments

I recently asked on Twitter an exciting question about OR vs IN. While I got lots of good answers, there were an equal amount of wrong answers.

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Sep8

SQL SERVER – The Comprehensive Guide to STATISTICS_NORECOMPUTE

Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
SQL Index, SQL Statistics
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One such feature that plays a pivotal role in managing your SQL Server databases’ performance is the STATISTICS_NORECOMPUTE option.

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SQLAuthority.com 100th Post – Gratitude Note to Readers

SQL SERVER – Copy Column Headers in Query Analyzers in Result Set

SQL SERVER – User Defined Functions (UDF) to Reverse String – UDF_ReverseString

SQL SERVER – 2005 TOP Improvements/Enhancements

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SQL SERVER – Enable Login – Disable Login using ALTER LOGIN – Change name of the ‘SA’

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SQL SERVER – DBCC Commands to Free SQL Server Memory Caches

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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 100 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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