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Sep14

SQL SERVER – NOLOCK with DMVs

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL DMV, SQL Lock, SQL Scripts, SQL Server
No Comments

Is it alright to use NOLOCK with DMVs? I was recently asked about this by a client during the Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check.

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Sep13

Idera Live Virtual Conference 2021 – The Data Debate

Pinal Dave
SQLAuthority News
Idera, SQL Server
No Comments

A virtual event with 10 hours of informative sessions delivered across 2 days. The theme of the conference is The Data Debate. 

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Sep10

SQL SERVER – Get Last Restore Date

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Backup, SQL Restore, SQL Scripts, SQL Server
1 Comment

Let us learn how to get the last restore date for the backup in SQL Server. Here is a very simple script for the same. Let me know your feedback.

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Sep9

SQL SERVER – When to Use DBCC CLEANTABLE?

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server DBCC
1 Comment

Recently a client of mine asked me – When to Use DBCC CLEANTABLE? A question to be discussed in Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check.

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Sep8

SQL SERVER – Easiest Way to Copy All Stored Procedure Definitions

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Management Studio, SQL Stored Procedure, SSMS
No Comments

What is the easiest way to copy all stored procedure definitions for your database? Well, let us quickly learn that today.

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Sep7

SQL SERVER – Running SQL Agent Job After Completing Another Job

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Agent Job, SQL Scripts, SQL Server
2 Comments

I faced my client while working on Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check. They wanted to run SQL Server Agent Job After Completing Another Job.

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Sep6

SQL SERVER – Deny Drop Permission for a Table

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

Lots of people asked me to write a follow-up blog post where we can deny drop permission for a table from the SQL Server Security Standpoint.

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SQL SERVER – 2005 – No Backup Support For Named Pipes

SQL SERVER – 2005 – Use Always Outer Join Clause instead of (*= and =*)

SQL SERVER – Actual Execution Plan vs. Estimated Execution Plan

SQL SERVER – Difference and Explanation among DECIMAL, FLOAT and NUMERIC

SQL SERVER – 2005 – Find Database Collation Using T-SQL and SSMS

SQL SERVER – 2005 – Find Database Status Using sys.databases or DATABASEPROPERTYEX

SQL SERVER – Fix : Error : Msg 3117, Level 16, State 4 The log or differential backup cannot be restored because no files are ready to rollforward

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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 100 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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