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“.

Jun9

SQL SERVER – Script to Identify Memory Used By Each Database

Pinal Dave

SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Memory, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

During the last SQL Server Performance Tuning Practical Workshop, I was asked a very interesting question by an attendee. The question goes like if there is any script available which users can use and figure out if how much memory used by each of the databases. Fortunately, I was lucky that I have a script handy which exactly does the same task.

Jun8

SQL SERVER – Install Error: Microsoft Cluster Service (MSCS) Cluster Verification Errors – Part 3

Pinal Dave

SQL

AlwaysOn, SQL Error Messages, SQL Server, SQL Server Cluster

In recent past, I was assisting a client in installing SQL Server clustered instance in a Windows Cluster. There were many errors encountered and I learned a lot from this experience. In this blog, we would learn about Microsoft Cluster Service (MSCS) cluster verification errors which might appear during installation or AddNode.

Jun7

SQL SERVER – How to Know Transaction Isolation Level for Each Session?

Pinal Dave

SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL DMV, SQL Performance, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, Transaction Isolation

During recent, Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check, I had a very interesting scenario. I was hired by a customer to identify their system’s unexpected performance bottlenecks. I do these for a living so I am usually pretty comfortable. However, this customer was so unique that after their permission I am sharing you their story of transaction isolation level.

Jun6

SQL SERVER – Unable to Run Maintenance Plan. Error: Integration Services Evaluation Period has Expired

Pinal Dave

SQL

Maintenance Plan, SQL Error Messages, SQL Server, SSIS

A few days ago, one of my clients contacted me to fix an error which they were getting while using maintenance plan – Integration Services evaluation period has expired. Here is the complete error message which was taken from job history.

Jun5

We Are Sold Out – Practical Real World Performance Tuning – SQL Authority News

Pinal Dave

SQLAuthority News

Brent Ozar, SQL Performance

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I am very excited to announce that we are sold out for the two of our class focusing on the USA time zone for Practical Real World Performance Tuning. This is indeed very exciting. If you have signed up for the training, we will be meeting later this week and next week. If you have not signed up for the training, indeed we will miss you during our training.

To be super honest, the request for this training was in demand for a quite a while and at the price point of USD 495, it was a quite a deal. Honestly, I had never thought that this training will be sold out so quickly. When I am looking back at this, I feel pretty comfortable that both the classes are filled up 100% and the audience is going to have lots of fun.

Jun4

Driving up Database Coding Standards and Productivity with SQL Prompt

Alongside specialists, an IT department needs people who are broadly skilled and adaptable, who can pivot quickly to new projects, slot easily into new teams, and be productive quickly. In this blog post, we will learn about database coding standards and productivity.

Jun3

SQL SERVER – SQL Server Agent Not Starting – Failed to Initialize SQL Agent Log (Reason: Access is Denied).

Pinal Dave

SQL

SQL Error Messages, SQL Log, SQL Server, SQL Server Agent, Starting SQL

My lab machine is my playground. Other than my real-world client’s problem, many blogs have come from my lab machine because I keep on breaking something or another on my server. Once I found that I was unable to start SQL Server Agent service for one of the SQL Server instances. In this blog, we would learn how to fix error Failed to initialize SQL Agent log (reason: Access is denied)

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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