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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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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.

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“.

SQL Server Performance Tuning Practical Workshop – Relaunched

Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
Execution Plan, SQL Function, SQL Index, SQL Statistics, SQL Training, SQL View, SQL Wait Stats, Workshop
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In the year 2017 just for an experiment, I decided to start a SQL Server Performance Tuning Practical Workshop. I had no idea, that I will be the biggest and most popular service delivered by SQLAuthority.com. Since the year 2017, I have been delivering one or two workshops every week.

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SQL SERVER – Unable to Set Cloud Witness. Error: The Client and Server Cannot Communicate, Because They do Not Possess a Common Algorithm

Pinal Dave
SQL
Cloud Computing, Powershell, SQL Azure, SQL Data Storage, SQL Error Messages, SQL Server
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Recently, I was trying to simulate a client’s environment for which I need to have windows cluster with cloud witness. It didn’t go well, and I encountered an error message. In this blog, I will share the solution of error – “The client and server cannot communicate, because they do not possess a common algorithm” which I received while adding cloud witness. I was following below documentation: Deploy a Cloud Witness for a Failover Cluster

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SQL SERVER – FIX: Msg 41105: Failed to Create the Windows Server Failover Clustering (WSFC) Resource With Name and Type ‘SQL Server Availability Group’

Pinal Dave
SQL
AlwaysOn, SQL Error Messages, SQL High Availability, SQL Scripts, SQL Server
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Sometimes there are errors which give us the solution to the problem and I love to discover other ways to fix it. In this blog, we would learn how to fix Failed to create the Windows Server Failover Clustering (WSFC) resource with name and type ‘SQL Server Availability Group’

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SQL SERVER – Which Settings Change in sp_configure Needs Restart to Take Effect?

Pinal Dave
SQL
SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server 2017, SQL Server Configuration, Starting SQL
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Learning one new thing every day keeps me passionate about my job. Recently, I had a very interesting experience with one of my customer while working with them on Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check and found some non-default values in sp_configure.  They asked me – Which settings change in sp_configure needs restart to take effect? Do we need to remember the values?

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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 94 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).

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.