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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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“.

Oct13

SQL SERVER – How to Change Authentication Mode Using T-SQL Query

Pinal Dave

SQL

SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Security

One of my clients asked an interesting question. It took a while for me to figure out the answer so sharing with my blog readers. In this blog, we would learn how to change authentication mode of SQL Server using T-SQL query instead of SQL Server Management Studio.

Oct12

SQL SERVER – Always On AG – HADRAG: Did not Find the Instance to Connect in SqlInstToNodeMap Key

Pinal Dave

SQL

AlwaysOn, SQL DMV, SQL High Availability, SQL Server, SQL Server Cluster

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During my On Demand (50 Minutes) consultancy, I solve the issue which seems quick to my client. SQL not starting, AlwaysOn not failing over, Cluster not working are few of quick things where my clients engage me. In this blog, I would share a situation where Always On Availability Group was not coming online due to error – Did not find the instance to connect in SqlInstToNodeMap key.

Oct11

SQL SERVER – Timeout Occurred While Waiting for Latch: Class FGCB_ADD_REMOVE

Pinal Dave

SQL

Disk, File format, SQL DMV, SQL Error Messages, SQL Extended Events, SQL Log, SQL Server, SQL Server Configuration

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One of my clients contacted me to resolve an issue where they were seeing these errors few minutes after restarting SQL Server Service. In this blog, we would learn about how to fix error Timeout occurred while waiting for latch: class FGCB_ADD_REMOVE.

Oct10

Azure Virtual Machine – You Must Change Your Password Before Logging On The First Time

Pinal Dave

SQL

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

One fine day when I tried connecting to my Azure Virtual Machine in a cloud, I was welcomed with this error message.

Oct9

SQL SERVER – SQL Server Management Studio Crash While Using Backup to URL or Connecting to Storage

Pinal Dave

SQL

SQL Azure, SQL Backup, SQL Error Messages, SQL Server Management Studio, SSMS

Recently, as a part of my on-demand consulting, I was helping a client who was into a disaster situation and there was an urgent need to restore the backup of a database which was taken in Azure Blob Storage. In this blog, we will learn about how to fix the crash of SQL server Management studio while using a backup to URL or connecting to storage.

Oct8

SQL SERVER – Event ID: 2004 – Resource Exhaustion Diagnosis Events

Pinal Dave

SQL

Antivirus, SQL Error Messages, SQL Memory, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

Recently I was working with a client where they were having an issue with SQL Server memory usage. They received below warning message in System Event log – Resource Exhaustion Diagnosis Events.

Oct7

How to Change Language for SSMS? – Interview Question of the Week #194

Pinal Dave

SQL Interview Questions and Answers

SQL Server, SQL Server Management Studio, SQL Utility

Question: How to Change Language for 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 92 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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