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Sep3

Recover Crashed Query in SSMS – SQL in Sixty Seconds #116

Pinal Dave
SQL Video
SQL in Sixty Seconds, SQL Server, SQL Server Management Studio, SSMS
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Honestly, it has happened to me quite many times and it is indeed frustrating. Today we will learn about how we can recover crashed queries in SSMS. 

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Sep2

Activity Monitor and Running Query – SQL in Sixty Seconds #115

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Execution Plan, SQL Activity Monitor, SQL in Sixty Seconds, SQL Scripts, SQL Server
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Activity Monitor can come handy when you are in trouble as well. We will see how we can take the help of Activity Monitor to track Actively Running Query.

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Sep1

Email an Execution Plan – SQL in Sixty Seconds #114

Pinal Dave
SQL Video
Execution Plan, SQL in Sixty Seconds, SQL Server, SQL Server Management Studio, SSMS
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Today we are going to learn how we can send Email an Execution Plan. In the video, I explain how one can send query plans via an email.

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Aug31

Execution Plan – Estimated vs Actual – SQL in Sixty Seconds #113

Pinal Dave
SQL Video
Execution Plan, SQL in Sixty Seconds, SQL Performance, SQL Server Management Studio, SSMS
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During the Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check, I often get the question about Estimated vs Actual Execution Plan. Let’s discuss.

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Aug30

What Happens If the Clustered Index is Disabled? – Interview Question of the Week #291

Pinal Dave
SQL Interview Questions and Answers
Clustered Index, SQL Error Messages, SQL Index, SQL Scripts, SQL Server
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Question: What Happens If the Clustered Index is Disabled?

Answer: If you disable the clustered index, you can’t retrieve data from the table.

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Aug29

Building a Personal Brand and a Bit About SQL with Pinal Dave – PodCast

Pinal Dave
SQLAuthority News
Podcast
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Recently I got the opportunity to feature on the Podcast of amazing DeveloperWeekly by Barry Luijbregts. It was so much to discuss the personal brand.

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Aug28

Who Dropped Your Table? – SQL in Sixty Seconds #112

Pinal Dave
SQL Video
SQL in Sixty Seconds, SQL Reports, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Security
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Who Dropped My Table? – I was recently asked this question in Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check. Let us learn about it today.

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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.

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


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Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check

Is your SQL Server running slow and you want to speed it up without sharing server credentials? In my Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check, we can work together remotely and resolve your biggest performance troublemakers in less than 4 hours.

Once you learn my business secrets, you will fix the majority of problems in the future.


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Have you ever opened any PowerPoint deck when you face SQL Server Performance Tuning emergencies? SQL Server Performance Tuning Practical Workshop is my MOST popular training with no PowerPoint presentations and 100% practical demonstrations.

Essentially I share my business secrets to optimize SQL Server performance.

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