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Jan25

SQL SERVER – Find a Table in Execution Plan

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Execution Plan, SQL Server, SQL Server Management Studio, SSMS
1 Comment

Of course yes, we can easily find a table in the execution plan with the Find Node feature of SSMS (SQL Server Management Studio).

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Jan22

Transactions and Variables – SQL in Sixty Seconds #150

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL in Sixty Seconds, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Transactions
No Comments

Transactions and Variables both are not related at all. There is no impact of a transaction on a variable. Let us learn about it today.

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Jan21

What is N in nvarchar? – Interview Question of the Week #301

Pinal Dave
SQL Interview Questions and Answers
Data Type, SQL Server, SQL String
No Comments

Question: What is N in nvarchar?

Answer: n in nvarchar or nchar stands for world national. Let us learn today about datatypes.

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Jan20

SQL SERVER – Datatype Decimal Explained – Datatype Numeric

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

Just the other day I received an email from a client who was confused about the Datatype Decimal. Let us learn today how it works.

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Jan19

SQL SERVER – Two Advantages of Sort in TempDB Options

Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
SQL Index, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL TempDB
3 Comments

A client of Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check asked me the advantages of enabling Sort in TempDB Options. Let us learn.

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Jan18

SQL SERVER – The Monthly Mentor Returns 2021

Pinal Dave
SQLAuthority News
Quest, Webinar
No Comments

I will be presenting along with Quest presentations on the monthly mentor series. The sessions contain brand new freshly updated demonstrations.

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Jan15

SQL SERVER Management Studio – Grid vs Text Output

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Management Studio, SQL String, SSMS
1 Comment

they asked me questions if I know how to fix it. Well, it is actually very simple and we need to learn about Grid vs Text Output.

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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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