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“.

Aug10

SQL SERVER – WMI Error 0x80041017 – Invalid Query Using WBEMTest

Pinal Dave

SQL

SQL Error Messages, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, WMI

During my free time, I do provide assistance to the community. Sometimes via forums, sometimes by giving a free session to local user group related to SQL Server. In this blog, I would share the steps to fox WMI error 0x80041017, Invalid Query.

Aug9

SQL SERVER – Install Error – The Reporting Services Catalog Database File Exists. Select a Reporting Services files-only mode installation

Pinal Dave

SQL

Reporting Services, SQL Error Messages, SQL Server, SSRS

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One of my clients was doing a remote installation of SQL Server via command prompt. During the testing phase, they encountered an error. In this blog, we would learn how to fix error The Reporting Services catalog database file exists.

Aug8

SQL SERVER – FIX: Error 17836: Length Specified in Network Packet Payload Did Not Match Number of Bytes Read; the Connection has been Closed

Pinal Dave

SQL

Computer Network, SQL Error Messages, SQL Server

One of my clients reported that they are seeing below error in SQL Server ERRORLOG. He noticed a strange error of the network packet.

Aug7

SQL SERVER – Setting ARITHABORT ON for All Connecting .Net Applications

Pinal Dave

SQL

DotNet, Powershell, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Configuration

Readers of this blog post are aware of SQL Server Expert Tim Cartwright, who has previously written an enhanced version of How to Generate Random Password script. Here is another very interesting find by Tim on the subject of ARITHABORT ON setting. It is one of the most interesting blog post I have read in a while.

Aug6

SQL SERVER – Unable to Load User-Specified Certificate [Cert Hash(sha1) “Thumbprint.here”]. The Server Will Not Accept a Connection

Pinal Dave

SQL

SQL Certifications, SQL Error Messages, SQL Server, SQL Server Security

While preparing for a security demo, I broke my SQL Server and was unable to start it. In this blog, we would lean about fixing error Unable to load user-specified certificate.

Aug5

How to Identify Process ID for SQL Server Services? – Interview Question of the Week #185

Pinal Dave

SQL Interview Questions and Answers

Computer Network, SQL DMV, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Services

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Question: How to Identify Process ID for SQL Server Services?

Aug4

SQL SERVER – ERROR: Failed to verify the Authenticode signature of FileName

Pinal Dave

SQL Tips and Tricks

File format, SQL Error Messages, SQL Server, SQL Server Security, Windows

Sometimes there is some malware which would do changes on the machine which is impossible to track. Most of the time, based on my interactions with various clients, we need to format and rebuild the OS because you never know what data is getting compromised using which program running in the background. In this blog, we would learn about an interesting error Failed to verify the Authenticode signature of the filename.

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).

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