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Oct1

SQL SERVER – Performance Comparison – BETWEEN, IN and Operators

Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
SQL Operator, SQL Scripts, SQL Server
8 Comments

In today’s blog post let us discuss Performance Comparison – BETWEEN, IN, and Operators. I recently discussed this during the Health Check. 

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Sep30

SQL SERVER – Datatype Storing Unicode Character Strings

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Datatype, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL String
1 Comment

I explained how Unicode datatype works, you can read that blog here SQL SERVER – Storing a Non-English String in Table – Unicode character strings.

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Sep29

Varchar vs Nvarchar – Storing Non-English Characters – SQL in Sixty Seconds #126

Pinal Dave
SQL Video
SQL Datatype, SQL in Sixty Seconds, SQL String
2 Comments

Let us learn how to store non-English Characters in SQL Server tables. You will learn in this video the major difference between VARCHAR and NVARCHAR.

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Sep28

SQL SERVER – Storing a Non-English String in Table – Unicode Strings

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Datatype, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, Unicode
No Comments

Yesterday I had a meeting with my client Performance Health Check, and they wanted to know how to store a non-English string in a table. 

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Sep27

How to Get Volume Mount Point for SQL Server Files? – Interview Question of the Week #295

Pinal Dave
SQL Interview Questions and Answers
Computer Network, SQL Scripts, SQL Server
No Comments

Question: How to Get Volume Mount Point for SQL Server Files? 

Answer: I was asked this question by my client during the recent Health Check.

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Sep26

Heroku – How to Deploy Postgres Add-Ons?

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Heroku, PostgreSQL
No Comments

Recently I was helping one of my clients on Performance Health Check, they asked me if I know how to Deploy Postgres Add-Ons on Heroku.

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Sep25

Nested Transactions are Myth – SQL in Sixty Seconds #125

Pinal Dave
SQL Video
SQL in Sixty Seconds, SQL Performance, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Transactions
1 Comment

Many sent me an email that they want to know more about the nested transactions. Let us learn about them in today’s blog post. 

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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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