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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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Aug27

Single Column Single Row and TABLE SCAN – SQL in Sixty Seconds #111

Pinal Dave
SQL Video
Execution Plan, SQL in Sixty Seconds, SQL Operator, SQL Performance, SQL Scripts, SQL Server
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Can a single column and single row result do an entire table scan? I recently got this question in my  Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check.

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Aug26

Dirty Read with NOLOCK – SQL in Sixty Seconds #110

Pinal Dave
SQL Video
SQL in Sixty Seconds, SQL Performance, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, Transaction Isolation
2 Comments

Recently I noticed that my client has been using the WITH NOLOCK hint with their queries and expecting that it will improve the queries performance.

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Aug25

Undo Human Errors in SQL Server – SQL in Sixty Seconds #109 – Point in Time Restore

Pinal Dave
SQL Video
SQL Backup, SQL in Sixty Seconds, SQL Restore, SQL Scripts, SQL Server
18 Comments

In this blog post, we are going to talk about how to undo human errors in SQL Server with the help of Point in Time Recovery. Let us learn today.

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Aug24

Solve Puzzle about Data type – SQL in Sixty Seconds #108

Pinal Dave
SQL Puzzle, SQL Video
Data Type, SQL in Sixty Seconds, SQL Scripts, SQL Server
2 Comments

A very interesting puzzle, where you see the data type conversion in action. I have previously blogged about this puzzle and had received amazing feedback.

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Aug23

How to Insert Multiple Values into Multiple Tables in a Single Statement? – Interview Question of the Week #290

Pinal Dave
SQL Interview Questions and Answers
Execution Plan, SQL Scripts, SQL Server
1 Comment

Question: How to Insert Multiple Values into Multiple Tables in a Single Statement? One of the most popular questions, I often receive from my client.

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Aug22

Move TempDB for Performance – SQL in Sixty Seconds #107

Pinal Dave
SQL Video
SQL in Sixty Seconds, SQL Performance, SQL Server, SQL TempDB
3 Comments

we figured out that they had slow overall performance because they had TempDB located on the slow drive. Today we will learn how we can move TempDB.

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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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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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