One of my famous offerings is Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check where we always go over various SQL Server and database level properties. Lots of people do not know that there are quite a few SQL Server and database level settings which can help us improve our SQL Server performance many folds. Let us learn in this blog post how to fix the error about Databases Going to Recovery Pending State Randomly.
SQL SERVER – FIX: Msg 22004 – The Log File is Not Using Unicode Format
Recently, I was playing with some settings in SQL Server Agent and encountered an interesting issue. In this blog we would learn about how to fix error Msg 22004 – The log file is not using Unicode format.
How to Find Last Full Backup Time and Size for Database? – Interview Question of the Week #173
Question: How to Find Last Full Backup Time and Size for Database?
SQL SERVER – DPM Backup Failure – E_COORD_LOG_CHAIN_BROKEN – The Backup Failed Because of a Gap in The LSN the Log Files
SQL SERVER – DPM Backup Failure – E_COORD_LOG_CHAIN_BROKEN – The Backup Failed Because of a Gap in The LSN the Log Files
SQL SERVER – Error: Could not Load File or Assembly Microsoft. SqlServer. management. sdk. sfc Version 12.0.0.0
My virtual machines are my playground and I do install/uninstall a lot of stuff there (of course related to SQL Server learning). When things break, I get to learn something new. In this blog we would talk about how to troubleshoot and fix Could not load file or assembly error. This particular error can come in many flavors. Here is another form of the same error.
SQL SERVER – Why Suddenly DBCC CHECKDB Running Very Slow?
Recently during Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check, I was asked a fascinating question. They wanted to know why suddenly their DBCC CHECKDB process started to run very very slow.
Azure – Which One to Get – Standard Disks or Premium Disks
During Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check, I have recently a very interesting experience with an Azure. In this blog post, we will discuss which disks are preferred for performance – Standard Disks or Premium Disks. Well, honestly my answer here is very simple Premium Disks. If you stop reading this blog post over here, I am totally fine as well.
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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