My 62nd Pluralsight course, SQL Server Data Manipulation Essentials, covers query writing, data filtering and JOIN operations for every SQL Server professional.
SQL Server emergency? Email pinal@sqlauthority.com with URGENT in the subject line.
#TSQL2sday Roundup: Has AI Helped You with Your SQL Server Job?
Earlier, I hosted a TSQL2sDay on Has AI Helped You with Your SQL Server Job?. I had lots of fun reading various contributions.
#TSQL2sday: AI-Assisted Query Optimization in SQL Server
For this month’s T-SQL Tuesday, I share my experience with AI-assisted query optimization: a generative AI tool suggested two alternatives to my query.
#TSQL2sday Invitation: Has AI Helped You with Your SQL Server Job?
I’m thrilled to be your host for this month’s episode – Has AI Helped You with Your SQL Server Job? schedule it for next Tuesday, April 9.
Advanced Query Optimization Techniques in SQL Server – Video Course
Facing the challenge of optimizing complex SQL Server databases for enhanced performance, my 61st course, “Advanced Query Optimization Techniques in SQL Server,”
Identifying and Understanding Business Problems for Data Scientists
Identifying and Understanding Business Problems for Data Scientists, provides a practical guide to uncovering and defining business challenges.
Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs): Deep Learning for Sequences and Time Series
This course, “Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs): Deep Learning for Sequences and Time Series” provides a comprehensive introduction.
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.

