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Jul10

SQL SERVER – Troubleshooting Non-Yielding Scheduler Issues

Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
CPU Scheduler, Lock Pages in Memory, SQL CPU, SQL Memory
2 Comments

During the engagement, I encountered a critical issue related to non-yielding schedulers in their SQL Server environment.

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Jul7

GO Programming Language – 10 Quick Interview Questions and Answers

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Go Lang, Pluralsight
No Comments

I have previously written a blog post about Go Programming Language and received lots of comments and interest in it. Here are my five Pluralsight courses if you want to learn about Go programming language in detail. Let us see 10 Quick Interview Questions and Answers.

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Jul6

SQL SERVER – Convert Cursor to Set Based Insert

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Cursor
4 Comments

In this blog post, we will focus on the issue of cursor-based inserts and demonstrate how to convert them into set based operations.

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Jul5

SQL SERVER – Impact of Changing Database Compatibility Level on Cache

Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
Compatibility Level, SQL Cache
2 Comments

We will explore how changing the compatibility level affects the query cache and why it’s essential to be aware of its impact.

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Jul4

Finding Top Earners: A T-SQL Challenge in SQL Server

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
CTE, SQL Sub Query
No Comments

The goal is to find the top three highest-paid (top earners) employees in each department and their corresponding department details.

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Jul3

SQL SERVER – Replacing a Cursor with a Common Table Expression

Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
CTE, SQL Cursor, SQL String
No Comments

Let us learn today – How I was able to improve the query performance by replacing the cursor with a common table expression (CTE).

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Jun30

SQL SERVER – Thread Pool Waits: Monitoring and Optimization

Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
CPU Scheduler, CPU Threads, SQL CPU, SQL Wait Stats, Threadpool
No Comments

Thread pool waits management plays a vital role in maximizing the utilization of threads and ensuring the smooth execution of tasks.

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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.

Pinal is also a CrossFit Level 1 Trainer (CF-L1) and CrossFit Level 2 Trainer (CF-L2).


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