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Oct22

Why should you attend the PASS Data Community Summit?

Pinal Dave
SQLAuthority News
Redgate, SQLPASS
No Comments

I was one of those cheering on from the sidelines.  Let us learn Why should you attend the PASS Data Community Summit?

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Oct21

SQL SERVER – Fix Error – Cannot execute as the database principal because the principal “dbo” does not exist

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Error Messages, SQL Login, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Security
8 Comments

One of my clients recently sent me an email with the following error. The error was visible in the error log and was about the database principal. 

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Oct20

SQL SERVER – Converting Unix TimeStamp to DateTime

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

There is a very easy method to convert Unix TimeStamp to DateTime. Let us learn that in today’s blog post. 

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Oct19

SQL SERVER – Source Database in Restoring State

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Backup, SQL Restore, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Management Studio, SSMS
No Comments

A client whom I often help with Health Check recently reached out to me with an interesting problem about Source Database in Restoring State.

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Oct18

MySQL Learning Path

Pinal Dave
SQLAuthority News
MySQL, Pluralsight
No Comments

Learning should never stop and particularly new technology, every year, I focus on learning new technology. Today I am sharing the MySQL Learning Path.

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Oct15

SQL SERVER – Adjust Memory with Dedicated Administrator Connection (DAC)

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
DAC, SQL Server Security
No Comments

the services did not start at all. Let us learn today how to Adjust Memory with a Dedicated Administrator Connection (DAC).

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Oct14

SQL SERVER – Renaming distributor_admin Bad Idea

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Replication, SQL Server, SQL Server Security
No Comments

A client of Health Check, recently send me an email after reading best practices. Why Renaming distributor_admin Bad Idea.

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Why should you attend the PASS Data Community Summit?

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SQL SERVER – Fix Error – Cannot execute as the database principal because the principal “dbo” does not exist

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SQL SERVER – Converting Unix TimeStamp to DateTime

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MySQL Learning Path

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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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Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check

Is your SQL Server running slow and you want to speed it up without sharing server credentials? In my Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check, we can work together remotely and resolve your biggest performance troublemakers in less than 4 hours.

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