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SQL Server emergency? Email pinal@sqlauthority.com with URGENT in the subject line.
Apache Spark and Airflow in Action : My Experience
Recently, I’ve been working with a large client where we’re diving deep into Apache Spark and Apache Airflow. Let us learn!
SQL Server Performance Tuning in the Age of AI: An Expert’s Tale
My job? To figure out what went wrong and fix it. Let us talk about SQL Server Performance Tuning in the Age of AI.
SQL SERVER – Understanding WITH RECOMPILE in Stored Procedures
The culprit? Parameter sniffing. The solution? You guessed it: WITH RECOMPILE. Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check
SQL SERVER – Implementing Row-Level Security (RLS)
Row-Level Security (RLS) in SQL Server enables fine-grained control over data access, ensuring users can only view or modify rows pertinent to their roles or responsibilities.
SQL SERVER – Dynamic Data Masking (DDM) Introduction
Dynamic Data Masking (DDM) in SQL Server is a feature that helps protect sensitive data by masking it from unauthorized users.
SQL Server Ledger – Are You Really Using This Feature?
SQL Server Ledger – has taken data integrity to the next level, integrating blockchain-style data verification directly into the database.
SQL Server slow? Let's fix it together in about four hours.
In my Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check, you share your screen, I guide you, and we fix your biggest performance troublemakers. No passwords. No remote access.
You keep every script, and the know-how to fix it yourself next time.
Want your whole team to learn it?
My Practical Workshop has no PowerPoint, just live demos. My AI Enablement Workshop shows your team where AI saves hours, and where it quietly costs them.
Over 400 customers have worked with me this way, and not one shared a password. See all consulting options.
Who We Are
Pinal Dave is an SQL Server Performance Tuning Expert and independent consultant with over 24 years of hands-on experience. He holds a Masters of Science degree and numerous database certifications.
Pinal has authored 18 SQL Server database books and 120 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 also a CrossFit Level 1 Trainer (CF-L1) and CrossFit Level 2 Trainer (CF-L2).
Nupur Dave is a social media enthusiast and an independent consultant. She primarily focuses on the database domain, helping clients build short and long-term multi-channel campaigns to drive leads for their sales pipeline.
Shaivi Pinalkumar Dave is a book author and a women’s artistic gymnast.

