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.

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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For SQL Server Emergency Help, you can reach out to me at pinal@sqlauthority.com with words URGENT in the email subject line for other services mention “Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check“.

Mar19

SQL SERVER – Error: 825 – A Read of the File at Offset Succeeded After Failing 1 Time(s)

Pinal Dave

SQL

Computer Network, Hardware, SQL Error Messages, SQL Log, SQL Server

One of my clients contacted me to give advice about an error. In this blog, we would discuss error message – A read of the file at offset succeeded after failing 1 time(s)

Mar18

SQL SERVER – Stretch Database – ERROR: The Provided Location is Not Available for Resource Group

Pinal Dave

SQL

SQL Azure, SQL Backup, SQL Error Messages, SQL Server, SQL Server Security

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This was my first experiment with this feature called Stretch Database. I have started the wizard and encountered at the very end. Here is the error message.

Mar17

Do Queries Always Respect Cost Threshold of Parallelism? – Interview Question of the Week #216

Pinal Dave

SQL Interview Questions and Answers

Parallel, SQL Performance, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

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Question: Do Queries Always Respect Cost Threshold of Parallelism?

Mar16

SQL SERVER – List Query Plan, Cache Size, Text and Execution Count

Pinal Dave

SQL Tips and Tricks

Execution Plan, SQL Cache, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

I love the curious questions from people who attended the class. Here is one such question during recent SQL Server Performance Tuning Practical Workshop. Let us see the question which I received about the Query Plan.

Mar15

SQL SERVER – Difference Between Status in SP_Who2 – Running, Pending, Runnable, Suspended, Sleeping

Pinal Dave

SQL Tips and Tricks

Disk, SQL CPU, SQL Server

One of the most popular questions I receive during my Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check is a difference between status in sp_who2 which discusses status as Running, Pending, Runnable, Suspended. Let us today understand them with regards to CPU.

Mar14

SQL Monitor 9 – Proactively Monitor Large SQL Server Estates

The way it works out in most cases is, when organizations are small, the team put in place rock-solid plans to monitor their servers.

Mar13

Changing Trends & Technology – Challenging DBAs

Pinal Dave

SQL Tips and Tricks

Quest, SQL Server, Webinar

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The biggest challenge as any technologies is that while you are getting super specialist at what you do, the world around you move so much ahead that when you look outside your windows you feel that you are expert at the technology which is actually history. This is indeed true in the world of changing trends and technology.

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 98 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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