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Oct12

Grouping Data into Bins and Categories – A Comprehensive Course

Pinal Dave
SQLAuthority News
Pluralsight, Python
No Comments

Pluralsight’s course “Grouping Data into Bins and Categories” is a guide that takes you on a journey to master these essential techniques.

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Oct11

SQL SERVER – Understanding When to Use DBCC UPDATEUSAGE in SQL Server

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Server DBCC
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DBCC UPDATEUSAGE is a command available in SQL Server that is used to update the page and row count metadata for database objects.

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Oct10

Gherkin Language: A Key to Testing Across Multiple Languages

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
BDD, Developer, Gherkin
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It teaches you to use popular testing frameworks like Cucumber, SpecFlow, and Behave, which enable the use of Gherkin language with Ruby, Java, JavaScript, .NET, C#, and Python.

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Oct9

SQL SERVER Performance: Functions in WHERE Clause

Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
SQL Function, SQL Index
1 Comment

This blog post aims to shed light on the performance impact between questions that use functions within the WHERE clause.

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Oct6

SQL Server Maintenance Techniques: A Comprehensive Guide to Keeping Your Server Running Smoothly

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Hardware, Maintenance Plan, SQL Audit, SQL Backup, SQL Error Messages, SQL Index, SQL Log, SQL Server Security, SQL Statistics, SQL Upgrade, Testing
1 Comment

This comprehensive guide explore into some essential maintenance techniques and best practices to ensure your SQL Server deployment.

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Oct5

Office Hours with Special Host – Brent Ozar

Pinal Dave
SQLAuthority News
Brent Ozar, YouTube
1 Comment

It was a treasure trove of learning experiences. Today, we will discuss Office Hours with Special Host – Brent Ozar.

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Oct4

The Intricacies of T-SQL String Comparison: LIKE VS ‘=’

Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
Query Rewrite, SQL Index, SQL Performance
No Comments

Let us learn The Intricacies of T-SQL String Comparison. In SQL, the way you compare strings can greatly impact the results of your queries.

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SQL SERVER – Understanding When to Use DBCC UPDATEUSAGE in SQL Server

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Gherkin Language: A Key to Testing Across Multiple Languages

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Office Hours with Special Host – Brent Ozar

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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 18 SQL Server database books and 117 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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Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check

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