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SQL SERVER – Identifying Application vs Network Performance Issues
But what do you do? Let us learn in this blog about How to Identify Application vs Network Performance Issues and their solution.
SQL SERVER – SSMS Tip: How to Get Larger Fonts for Results in Grid Output
A couple of weeks back, I was at the GIDS (Great Indian Developer Conference) speaking on my favorite topic of performance. Often as a speaker I make sure I attend a couple of sessions from friends or from people in the industry to learn something completely new. It is easier to learn from someone who has done all the hard work of doing research compared to investing that time all by yourself to learn the nuances of the topic. Let us learn about SSMS Tip.
SQL SERVER – Configuration Manager – MMC could not create the snap-in. The snap-in might not have been installed correctly
I have always felt the social media has a bigger impact on the current generation. It can easily spoil their time on one side or it can be awesomely productive if utilized the right way. As there are two sides to the coin, social media also have a similar effect on people. I have personally wanted to see the bright side because it gets access to people easier now. The space for being private has decreased and we can easily be web searchable. Whenever I get time, I try to help on public forums and even on my Facebook page of SQLAuthority. Recently, one of the friendliest contacted me with below error while opening configuration manager over Facebook.
What is NOT NULL Constraint? – Interview Question of the Week #073
I am an independent database consultant and I focus on SQL Server Performance Tuning. The other day when I was working with my customer on a large project on performance tuning, we noticed a table which had created performance issues and it contains a huge amount of NULL data. In this blog post we will learn about NOT NULL constraint.
SQL SERVER – Finding Waits For Any Session with Extended Event wait_info
It becomes a great win-win situation. Let us learn about Extended Event wait_info in this blog post. Do you think this script will be useful for you?
SQL Server – InMemory OLTP Hash Collisions Performance Overhead
Sometimes the best of learnings are based on people’s questions. I always feel when questions are asked, more the learnings are. In a recent session for a customer who had implemented SQL Server 2014 InMemory OLTP in their systems, they were getting bad performance even when they were using InMemory OLTP.
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 94 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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