Question: How to Move Log File or MDF File in SQL Server?
SQLBits 2019: Attention Pre-Con Attendees – One Free Consulting Hour
SQLBits 2019 is one of my most favorite events.Â
If you are going to go to SQLBits 2019, you want to come to my pre-con about 21 Essential Scripts: Performance Tuning for EVERYONE. This pre-con contains best of my material and goes beyond what you conventionally know about any topic. It is no-nonsense, direct to demonstration and fast-paced advanced class where we discuss 21 essential scripts for SQL Server Performance Tuning.
SQL SERVER – FIX: Msg 9514 – XML Data Type is Not Supported in Distributed Queries
Sometimes, I get some quick questions via my blog comments and I do spend the time to search on them and reply or write a blog. In this blog we would learn how to fix: Msg 9514 – XML data type is not supported in distributed queries.
SQL SERVER – Copy Data From SSMS Query Result to Excel
Just another day I received a question via email about how to Copy Data From SSMS Query Result to Excel? This is indeed a very simple question but trusts me not everyone knows everything and this blog is dedicated to learning new things – a complicated one or even a simple one.
SQL SERVER – Cleanup Plan Cache For a Single Database
During my recent Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check, we had implemented quite a few improvements in the database. After making the improvements in the database, we reached to the point where we needed to clear the cache of the server to see how our improvements fairs with the changes which we have made.Â
SQL SERVER – How to Optimize Your Server Performance by Reducing IO Waits?
SQL Server performance tuning is often considered as a complex subject and many DBAs and Developers often sees SQL Server Engines as a black box. However, the reality is very different as SQL Server Performance tuning is often a simple art of balancing three of the important resources for any system – 1) CPU, 2) Memory and 3) IO. In this blog post, we will discuss how we can reduce critical waits for queries and optimize server performance.
SQL Server Performance Tuning Practical Workshop – Relaunched
In the year 2017 just for an experiment, I decided to start a SQL Server Performance Tuning Practical Workshop. I had no idea, that I will be the biggest and most popular service delivered by SQLAuthority.com. Since the year 2017, I have been delivering one or two workshops every week.
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.
Pinal is also a CrossFit Level 1 Trainer (CF-L1) and CrossFit Level 2 Trainer (CF-L2).
Nupur Dave is a social media enthusiast and an independent consultant. She primarily focuses on the database domain, helping clients build short and long-term multi-channel campaigns to drive leads for their sales pipeline.
Shaivi Pinalkumar Dave is a book author and a women’s artistic gymnast.
Is your SQL Server running slow and you want to speed it up without sharing server credentials? In my Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check, we can work together remotely and resolve your biggest performance troublemakers in less than 4 hours.
Once you learn my business secrets, you will fix the majority of problems in the future.
Have you ever opened any PowerPoint deck when you face SQL Server Performance Tuning emergencies? SQL Server Performance Tuning Practical Workshop is my MOST popular training with no PowerPoint presentations and 100% practical demonstrations.
Essentially I share my business secrets to optimize SQL Server performance.









