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Jun28

What does Verify Backup When Finished do in SQL Server? – Interview Question of the Week #283

Pinal Dave
SQL Interview Questions and Answers
SQL Backup, SQL Restore, SQL Scripts, SQL Server
1 Comment

Question: What does Verify Backup When Finished do in SQL Server? It looks like a very important step in the entire backup and restores.

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Jun27

SQL SERVER – Adding Default Value to Existing Table

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL NULL, SQL Scripts, SQL Server
2 Comments

While my primary focus is on SQL Server Performance Tuning, we will see questions related to adding default value to the existing table. 

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Jun26

SQL SERVER – Creating System Admin (SA) Login With Empty Password – Bad Practice

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Bad Practice, SQL Login, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Security
No Comments

I realized that their DBAs are logging into their server with a blank or empty password. This is an extremely Bad Practice. Let us discuss it today. 

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Jun25

SQL SERVER – Disable Statistics Update on a Specific Table

Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Configuration, SQL Statistics
No Comments

Just earlier today when we were fixing the performance of a database during, we found a unique requirement to disable statistics update on a table.

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Jun24

SQL SERVER – Reduce Deadlock for Important Transactions With Minimum Code Change

Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
Blocking, Deadlock, Locking, SQL Lock, SQL Server Configuration, SQL Stored Procedure
3 Comments

They had one transaction which was often the victim of deadlock. Today how to Reduce Deadlock for Important Transactions With Minimum Code Change.

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Jun23

SQL SERVER – Network Protocol and IP Address

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Computer Network, SQL Scripts, SQL Server
No Comments

The question was if there is a way to know how many sessions are connected to current SQL Server instance with their network protocol as well as IP address.

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Jun22

SQL SERVER – Wait Statistics from Query Execution Plan

Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
Execution Plan, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Management Studio, SQL Wait Stats, SSMS
No Comments

Recently one of my clients asked if I know a way to find the Wait Statistics from the Query Execution Plan. Yes, there is a way to do it.

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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.

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