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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Jun22

Free Video – SQL Server Performance Tuning Made Easy

Pinal Dave

SQL Video

SQL Performance, SQL Server, SQL Training

SQL Server Performance Tuning is not as difficult as most of the people think. Actually, SQL Server performance tuning is very easy and simple, if you exactly know what to do and when to do. Well, that is what is the theme of the free webinar which I have done for 24 Hours of PASS.

Jun21

SQL SERVER – Transfer Logins Error: Msg 15419: Supplied Parameter sid Should be Binary(16) – sp_help_revlogin

Pinal Dave

SQL

SQL Error Messages, , SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Security

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While I was writing my earlier blog, I came across another interesting issue with sp_help_revlogin script. In this blog we would learn about the cause of Msg 15419, “Supplied parameter sid should be binary(16)” while transferring the login using sp_help_revlogin and see how to fix it.

Jun20

SQL SERVER – Unable to Install Reporting Service Add-In for SharePoint – System.ArgumentException

Pinal Dave

SQL

SharePoint, SQL Error Messages, SQL Server, SQL Server Installation

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There are so many components in SQL Server and sometimes there is an error in installing components which I have not used at all. One such component is SSRS with SharePoint. To use this, we need to install Reporting Service Add-In for SharePoint. In this blog, we would see how to fix error System.ArgumentException which was encountered during the installation of Reporting Service Add-In for SharePoint.

Jun19

SQL SERVER – Transfer Logins Error: Msg 15021: Invalid Value Given for Parameter Password

Pinal Dave

SQL

SQL Error Messages, SQL Password, SQL Server, SQL Server Security

One of my existing clients contacted me for assistance in fixing an error. Sometimes, if the error is easy and it doesn’t take more than 10-15 minute, I give them the benefit of being my existing customer and I give free consulting (not always though). They informed me that they need moving SQL logins (username and password) from one server to another. To achieve that they were using sp_help_revlogin. Here are the steps:

Jun18

Practical Real World Performance Tuning – Before the Class Announced

Pinal Dave

SQL Performance

Brent Ozar, SQL Performance, SQL Server, SQL Training

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I recently completed delivering Practical Real World Performance Tuning for Brent Ozar Unlimited and it was great 3 days of delivery. Here are my thoughts about my entire experience and how everything worked out. Let us go on the journey to Behind the Scenes for Teaching Online Class.

Jun17

How Much Work Each Processor (CPU) is Doing in SQL Server? – Interview Question of the Week #178

Pinal Dave

SQL Interview Questions and Answers

SQL CPU, SQL DMV, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

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Question: How Much Work Each Processor (CPU) is Doing in SQL Server?

Answer: To be honest, I have not seen this question asked in any of the interview questions so far. Actually, this question was asked by one of my clients during Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check. Every time whenever he logs into his system, he finds his CPU running very very high even though he had over 56 active processors. What he really wanted to know what exactly is going on behind the scene of his processors. He really wanted to figure out, how busy his servers are and how much work is pending per Processor (CPU)?

Jun16

SQL SERVER – Adding Values WITH OVER and PARTITION BY

Pinal Dave

SQL Tips and Tricks

Ranking Functions, SQL Function, SQL Order By, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

Once in a while, I get questions where users have indeed explained the question well enough that I can easily understand their question. If I understand question quickly, I am always able to answer it efficiently as well. In this blog post, we will see one such question which I answered with keywords WITH OVER and PARTITION BY.

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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