Where can you find a Great Job with Great Pay in SQL Server? I set up a job board where companies list jobs and good candidates find the right one.
SQL SERVER – Top 10 Best Practices for SQL Server Maintenance for SAP
Takayuki Hoshino’s top 10 best practices for SQL Server Maintenance for SAP: daily full backups, frequent log backups, DBCC CHECKDB, statistics and index care.
SQL SERVER – FIX : ERROR : The query processor could not start the necessary thread resources for parallel query execution
What to do when the query processor could not start the thread resources for parallel query execution, and why this error often clears itself.
Documenting a Database With Extended Properties
Keep extended properties beside your SQL Server schema, maintain table and column descriptions, and query a useful data dictionary.
SSIS or T-SQL for a Simple Load
SSIS or T-SQL for a simple load depends on sources, transformations, logging, and operations; learn when a stored procedure is enough.
SQLAuthority News – SQL Joke, SQL Humor, SQL Laugh – Funny Quotes
A collection of funny quotes about computers and programming from Rich Cook, Dennis Ritchie, Isaac Asimov and others. A little SQL humor for your day.
Standard Settings for a New SQL Server Install
Review standard settings for a new SQL Server install, including memory, MAXDOP, tempdb, backups, and alerts before users depend on it.
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Who We Are
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 19 books and 120 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 also a CrossFit Level 1 Trainer (CF-L1) and CrossFit Level 2 Trainer (CF-L2).
Nupur Dave is a social media enthusiast and an independent consultant. She primarily focuses on the database domain, helping clients build short and long-term multi-channel campaigns to drive leads for their sales pipeline.
Shaivi Pinalkumar Dave is a book author and a women’s artistic gymnast.

