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“.

Oct2

Free 1 Hour Consulting – PASS Pre-Con 2018 – 21 Essential Scripts: Jump-Start Performance Tuning for Accidental DBAs

Pinal Dave

SQLAuthority News

SQL PASS, SQL Performance, SQL Training

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Today, I am going to talk about my the most anticipated pre-conference 21 Essential Scripts: Jump-Start Performance Tuning for Accidental DBAs scheduled at PASS Summit 2018. This session is going to be amazing fun and very unique. It is full day demo-oriented learning session.

Oct1

SQL SERVER – Unable to Launch SQL Server Configuration Manager. Error: Cannot Connect to WMI Provider. [0x80070422]

Pinal Dave

SQL

SQL Error Messages, SQL Server, SQL Server Configuration, Starting SQL, WMI

While playing with my virtual machine, I encountered an interesting error. In this blog we would learn how to fix error cannot connect to WMI provider [0x80070422] while launching SQL Server Configuration Manager.

Sep30

How to STOP the Usage of SELECT * For Views? – Interview Question of the Week #193

Pinal Dave

SQL Interview Questions and Answers

SQL Error Messages, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL View

Question: How to STOP the Usage of SELECT * For Views?

Sep29

SQL SERVER 2019 – Oracle JRE 7 Update 51 (64 Bit) or Higher is Required

Pinal Dave

SQL

Oracle, SQL Server 2019, SQL Server Installation, Windows

This is my second blog about SQL Server 2019. My previous blog was about the release announcement of SQL Server 2019 CTP version. SQL Authority News – Microsoft Released SQL Server 2019 Preview. In this blog post, we will discuss about Oracle JRE 7 Update.

Sep28

SQL Server – Formatted Date and Alias Name in ORDER BY Clause

Pinal Dave

SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL DateTime, SQL Function, SQL Order By, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

CONVERT function can be used to change the format of DATE to various formats like MM/dd/yyy, dd/MM/yyy, yyy/MM/dd, etc. But have you ever noticed that this will produce resultset with a different order if the alias name is used in ORDER BY Clause? Well, I just learned about the formatted date from my recent consulting engagement Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check.

Sep27

Video – Database Performance Analyzer – Table Tuning Advisors

Pinal Dave

SQL Video

Solarwinds, SQL Server

Earlier this week, I blogged about Database Performance Analyzer – Table Tuning Advisors and I received quite a lots of request to elaborate more on the topic of Table Tuning Advisors. In the response to the requests, I have decided to create a video which explains how Table Tuning Advisors of Database Performance Analyzer works. To make it more realistic, I have also included a real-world problem one of my customer whom I have recently helped to fix their SQL Server Performance during Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check.

Sep26

SQL SERVER – Database Performance Analyzer – Table Tuning Advisors

Pinal Dave

SQL Performance

Solarwinds, SQL Server

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I am a SQL Server Performance Tuning Expert and I consultant with multiple organizations across the world when they have performance tuning issues. I am often showed one or more of the tables of the system and asked to tune system around those tables. The task of table tuning is very challenging.

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 104 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.