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Oct26

SQL SERVER Tools I Use and Recommend (Updated: October 2020)

Pinal Dave
SQLAuthority News
Recommend Tools, SQL Server, SQL Utility, Tools
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Here is the updated list for October 2020 of all the tools which I recommend. Do let me know if you use any of the above tools.

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Oct25

How to Add Constraint With No Validation? – Interview Question of the Week #299

Pinal Dave
SQL Interview Questions and Answers
SQL Constraint and Keys, SQL Error Messages, SQL Identity, SQL Scripts, SQL Server
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Question: How to Add Constraint With No Validation?

Answer: I got this question from one of my clients of who is an Oracle user.

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Oct24

SQL SERVER – Identity and Constraint Confusion

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Constraint and Keys, SQL Identity, SQL Scripts, SQL Server
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What is going on with their server as I had no access to their data or schema. Let us learn about how identity and constraint confusion created problems.

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Oct23

Single Installer for SSMS and ADS – SQL in Sixty Seconds #138

Pinal Dave
SQL Video
Azure Data Studio, SQL Azure, SQL in Sixty Seconds, SQL Server, SQL Server Management Studio, SSMS
2 Comments

Microsoft has recently released a single installer which now installs SSMS and ADS both together in a single Installation. 

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Oct22

Find Outdated Statistics – SQL in Sixty Seconds #137

Pinal Dave
SQL Video
SQL in Sixty Seconds, SQL Performance, SQL Server, SQL Statistics
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Is it possible that your statistics are many years old but still are valid? It is difficult to find Outdated Statistics is not as easy as it seems.

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Oct21

SQL SERVER – Find Oldest Updated Statistics – Outdated Statistics

Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Statistics
4 Comments

The word which they had used was Outdated Statistics. Let us learn more about it in today’s blog post. Find Oldest Updated Statistics

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Oct20

Arrow in Execution Plan – SQL in Sixty Seconds #136

Pinal Dave
SQL Video
Execution Plan, SQL in Sixty Seconds, SQL Operator, SQL Server, SQL Server Management Studio, SSMS
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Do you know what a single arrow means in an execution plan? While we popularly call it the arrow, there is a technical name for these little arrows.

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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.

Pinal is also a CrossFit Level 1 Trainer (CF-L1) and CrossFit Level 2 Trainer (CF-L2).


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