I am working with clients on helping them tune their SQL Server Performance. Let us learn how we can use SET STATISTICS IO to check the query’s performance.
How to Change Database File Size? – Interview Question of the Week #296
Question: How to Change Database File Size?
Answer: By Shrinking the files. Now, many have a negative opinion about Shrinkfile.
Pluralsight – Storing and Managing Data with Postgres on Heroku
I have recently released a new course at Pluralsight on Storing and Managing Data with Postgres on Heroku. Let us learn more about it today.
Performance Comparison – IN vs BETWEEN – SQL in Sixty Seconds #127
Yesterday I blogged about SQL SERVER – Performance Comparison – BETWEEN, IN, and Operators. Following that, I got many emails about the topic.
SQL SERVER – Performance Comparison – BETWEEN, IN and Operators
In today’s blog post let us discuss Performance Comparison – BETWEEN, IN, and Operators. I recently discussed this during the Health Check.Â
SQL SERVER – Datatype Storing Unicode Character Strings
I explained how Unicode datatype works, you can read that blog here SQL SERVER – Storing a Non-English String in Table – Unicode character strings.
Varchar vs Nvarchar – Storing Non-English Characters – SQL in Sixty Seconds #126
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.
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 104Â 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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