SQL Server Performance Tuning Expert - SQL Authority with Pinal Dave

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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May18

Docker – Running SQL Server Image Without Running Pull Command

Pinal Dave

SQL Tips and Tricks

Docker, Powershell, SQL Command, SQL Server

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I have been using Docker for a while to run the latest CTP of SQL Server 2019 and it has been so far amazing ride to use the product. Every time when new CTP is released, I learn something new with Docker. This time I learn that I can just run SQL Server Image without running pull command. Let us discuss it in this blog post.

May17

SQL SERVER – Download and Install SQL Server Sample Databases (Updated Post for 2019)

Pinal Dave

SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Download, SQL Sample Database, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

My primary task is to do consultation for SQL Server Performance Tuning. I always use Microsoft provided sample databases for my demonstrations.

May16

SQL SERVER – Stored Procedure sp_datatype_info to Get Supported Data Types

Pinal Dave

SQL Tips and Tricks

Data Type, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

I get to work with various different versions and environment when I am busy with my clients with Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check. While I work with different customers often I forget what data type is supported by which version of SQL Server. Here is a small quick trick, I use all the time when I need to know what are the different data types supported by the version I am working with.

May15

SQL SERVER – Automatic Seeding of Availability Database ‘DB’ in Availability Group ‘AG’ Failed With an Unrecoverable Error

Pinal Dave

SQL

AlwaysOn, SQL Error Messages, SQL High Availability, SQL Server, SQL Wait Stats

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While deploying Always On Availability Group with a client, they found that when they use automatic seeding, the database was not shown on secondary. After digging more, we found that it was there earlier in “Restoring” state when seeding was in progress but then it automatically disappeared from the list of databases on secondary. Here is the option in the wizard.

May14

SQL SERVER – T-SQL Script to List Automatic Seeding of Always On Availability Group

Pinal Dave

SQL Tips and Tricks

AlwaysOn, SQL DMV, SQL High Availability, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

I love blog post which just solves a simple point and immediately gets us the necessary answer. Recently during one of the consulting engagement Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check at one of my customer place we identified a wait statistics which was related to SQL Server Always On Availability Group. The wait statistics issue was VDI_CLIENT_OTHER and the way to solve is blogged here SQL SERVER – Many BACKGROUND Threads with Command VDI_CLIENT_WORKER. We needed to remove automatic seeding to reduce the said wait statistics.

May13

SQL SERVER – Getting Started with Accelerated Database Recovery – Instant Rollback

Pinal Dave

SQL Performance

SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server 2019, SQL Transactions, Transaction Log

There are many reasons to envy my job as SQL Server Performance Tuning Expert Consultant but the most important reason is that I get to work on quite often the latest version of SQL Server. Just the other day I had an early adopter customer who was using SQL Server 2019 for their environment and they wanted me to help them with the new feature of Accelerated Database Recovery.

May12

How to Execute Query Without Using F5 or Query Toolbar in SSMS? – Interview Question of the Week #224

Pinal Dave

SQL Interview Questions and Answers

SQL Server, SQL Server Management Studio, SQL Shortcut, SSMS

Question: How to Execute Query Without Using F5 or Query Toolbar in SSMS?

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 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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