Recently I walked into a very interesting situation with this blog. As many of you may know that this blog is hosted on Linux server and runs with MySQL and PHP. Self-hosted WordPress is the platform for this blog.
SQL SERVER – Invalid Object Name ‘master.dbo.spt_values’ in Management Studio
One of my clients contacted me for On Demand (55 minutes) as they believed that this was a simple issue. John was honest enough to confess the mistake which he has done, which lead to error related to invalid object name.
SQL SERVER – Can I Delete Always On Availability Groups Initial Sync Folder?
This was one of an interesting question which I heard from one of my clients who deployed AlwaysOn availability groups. I was not able to find much documentation and clarity so did some research and found an answer. This can also be an interview question as well.
SQL SERVER – Interesting Observation – Count of Temporary Table Re-generations
The best part of my SQL Server Performance Tuning Practical Workshop is that at the end of the workshop we spend quite a good amount of time to solve the issues users have in their production system. During one of the recent workshop, I was asked a very interesting question  about temporary tables.
SQL SERVER – How to See Scripts Executing in sp_executesql?
Question: How to See Scripts Executing in sp_executesql?
NuoDB – 3 Important Features of Elastic SQL Database Every One Must Know
During during a consulting engagement, I was asked if I know anything about NuoDB and what is my opinion about it. Well, NuoDB has been my favorite Elastic SQL Database and I have been using it for a while where I find relational database hits their limits and NewSQL solution NuoDB is the solution.
SQL SERVER – Why Edition Upgrade is Not Upgrading Edition of SQL Server?
Sometimes many DBAs are so expert in many areas like performance tuning or backup/restore, they miss simple stuff. One of my DBA friends was running Standard Edition of SQL Server 2016 in production and want to upgrade the edition to Enterprise – core based edition. Let us learn about Edition Upgrade issue.Â
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 100Â 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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