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Jun15

Find Database File Latency – SQL in Sixty Seconds #198

Pinal Dave
SQL Video
SQL DMV, SQL in Sixty Seconds, SQL IO, SQL Performance, SQL Server Files
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Lots of people asked me to create a video on my earlier blog post SQL SERVER – Script to List Database File Latency. Here is the video.

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Jun14

Tracking Changes in MySQL Configuration

Pinal Dave
SQL
Idera, MySQL
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The next logical place to check what has changed is the configuration. Let us learn about Tracking Changes in MySQL Configuration.

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Jun9

Challenges Monitoring MySQL Performance

Pinal Dave
SQL
Idera, MySQL
No Comments

MySQL is one of the most popular relational database management systems (RDBMS). Challenges Monitoring MySQL Performance

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Jun7

SQL SERVER – Script to List Database File Latency

Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
Disk, SQL DMV, SQL IO, SQL Scripts, SQL Server
No Comments

Today, we will see a very interesting script to list database file latency. I use this script quite often in my Performance Health Check.

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May13

Indexing for Delete – SQL in Sixty Seconds #197

Pinal Dave
SQL Video
SQL Index, SQL Performance, SQL Server
2 Comments

Today, we will see another interesting topic where the index affects the delete statement. Let us start watching the video Indexing for Delete. 

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May3

SQL SERVER – Find Owner of Database – Change Owner of Database

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Security
2 Comments

As there was no owner, it was not possible to open that database in the SSMS. We had to find Owner of the Database and change it later on. 

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Apr12

Compressed Backup and Performance – SQL in Sixty Seconds #196

Pinal Dave
SQL Video
SQL Backup, SQL in Sixty Seconds, SQL Restore, SQL Server
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I was recently asked if I have a handy script that can help us take compressed backup and uncompressed backup. Backup and Performance

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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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