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Dec25

SQL SERVER – Number of Rows Read – Execution Plan

Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
Clustered Index, Execution Plan, SQL Index, SSMS
1 Comment

Recently one of the clients sent me images from the execution plan and his question was about the Number of Rows Read in the SQL Server Execution plan.

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Dec24

SQL SERVER – DBCC DBREINDEX and MAXDOP Not Possible

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Index, SQL Server DBCC
No Comments

Yes, you read it right it is not possible to use DBCC DBREINDEX with MAXDOP hint as far as I know. If there is any method to use it.

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Dec23

SQL SERVER – Fill Factor – Instance Level or Index Level

Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
Fill Factor, SQL Index
1 Comment

One of the conversations that keep on coming up at what level one should set the fill factor – Instance Level or Index Level.

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Dec22

List All Sessions – SQL in Sixty Seconds #148

Pinal Dave
SQL Video
SQL Activity Monitor, SQL in Sixty Seconds, SQL Scripts, SQL Server
No Comments

One of the most frequent questions which I receive from my client is about activity going inside SQL Server and how to list all sessions.

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Dec21

SQL SERVER – Attach an In-Memory Database with T-SQL

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
In-Memory OLTP, SQL Backup, SQL Restore, SQL Scripts, SQL Server
No Comments

My client of Health Check sent me an email asking if there is any other method when we have to attach an In-Memory Database with T-SQL.

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Dec18

SQL SERVER – Attach a Database with T-SQL

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
In-Memory OLTP, SQL Backup, SQL Restore, SQL Scripts, SQL Server
No Comments

One of my clients reached out to me asking for help in attaching the database files to the server. Let us see today we can attach a database with T-SQL.

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Dec17

SQL SERVER – Inserting sp_who2 Into a Table

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
sp_who2, SQL DMV, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, Temp Table
1 Comment

I should also have included the script for method 1 discussed in the blog post. Let us learn a method of inserting sp_who2 into a table.

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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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