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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“.

SQLBits 2019: Pre-Con – 21 Essential Scripts: Performance Tuning for EVERYONE

Pinal Dave
SQLAuthority News
SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Training, SQLBits
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If you are going to go to SQLBits 2019, you want to come to my pre-con about 21 Essential Scripts: Performance Tuning for EVERYONE. This pre-con contains best of my material and goes beyond what you conventionally know about any topic. It is no-nonsense, direct to demonstration and fast-paced advanced class where we discuss 21 essential scripts for SQL Server Performance Tuning.

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SQL SERVER – Get List of the Logical and Physical Name of the Files in the Entire Database

Pinal Dave
SQL
SQL DMV, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, System Database
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One of the most popular questions I often receive is why do I like to do consultation – my answer is very simple – it gives me an opportunity to learn continuously learn new things from my clients. Here is a script which I have built during my recent Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check. To perform one of the performance tuning tasks we needed a list of all the logical and physical names for the files for every single database on the SQL Server Instance. Here is the script which can list all the physical and logical name of the files along with their type as well.

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SQL SERVER – Optimize Key Lookup by Creating Index with Include Columns

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Execution Plan, SQL Index, SQL Operator, SQL Scripts, SQL Server
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I love query tuning and performance tuning projects. In one of the recent Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check my client had a very interesting scenario where their queries were running pretty fast earlier but gradually started to run slow and eventually started to take over 10 minutes to execute. They reached out to me to tune their slow running query. While looking at the query execution plan, there is a big key lookup operation which was actually slowing down their query. I decided to create an index with include column on that table and resolve this issue.

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Puzzle – Datatime to DateTime2 Conversation in SQL Server 2017

Pinal Dave
SQL Puzzle
SQL DateTime, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server 2017
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Earlier last week, I was presenting various questions about SQL Server 2017 at PASS in Seattle. However, during one of the session, I was fortunate to meet SQL Server Expert Christopher Savage. He shared a very interesting puzzle with me. I have been trying to solve the puzzle for a while, but I have no answer for it. Let us see the puzzle about DateTime2 Conversion in SQL Server 2017. 

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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 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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