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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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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.

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“.

SQL Authority News – Brent Ozar Unlimited Office Hours 2018/4/4 – Fun Experience

Pinal Dave
SQLAuthority News
Brent Ozar, Clustered Index, Database Mail, SQL Index, SQL Performance, SQL Replication, SQL Training
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It was my pleasure and honor that I was invited to the Brent Ozar Unlimited Office Hours. During the office hours, we received quite a few interesting questions, some were very complicated and some were super fun. However, the best part of attending the office hours was the company. I was fortunate to have Brent, Richie, and Tara along with me in this office hours. Please note that the questions which we discussed during the session were asked live.

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SQL SERVER – Steps to Migrate Cluster Storage from Old Disks to Newly Attached Disks

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Error Messages, SQL Log, SQL Server, SQL Server Cluster, Starting SQL
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One of my clients consulted me for the best and easy method for migrating the Cluster Storage from old to newly attached disks. They wanted to move/reconfigure disks mapped to SQL Server, MSDTC, Quorum.

At present, they were using SQL Server 2014 as a mission-critical database server in a cluster environment. Storage being used was IBM DS 8300. They want to migrate the database from current storage i.e. IBM DS 8300 to new storage IBM DS 8870.

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SQL SERVER – Identifying Deprecated SQL Server Features with Extended Events

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Deprecated Feature, SQL Extended Events, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server 2017
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In this blog post with the help of Extended Events, we will learn how to identify all the deprecated SQL Server Features. This feature can be very much handy when we are changing the compatibility of SQL Server and we want to check what are all the deprecated SQL Server features we are still using in our active code.

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SQL SERVER – FIX: Arithmetic Overflow Error in Object Execution Statistics Report in Management Studio

Pinal Dave
SQL
Execution Plan, SQL Error Messages, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Management Studio, SQL Statistics, SSMS
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Many times, there are unforeseen conditions and few developers can’t predict which writing the code of a product. This is the reason we have bugs in the products and we all have job to do. One of my clients was not able to run one of the inbuilt reports which come with SQL Server Management Studio. The report name was Object Execution Statistics. As per them, this report was running fine until last week and it had suddenly stopped working. They wanted some idea this as it was not a show stopper for them. When they launch the report, they see below error

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The Evolution of the DBA – Challenges, Changes and Upcoming Trends

Pinal Dave
SQL
DBA, Quest
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What scares the DBA most besides the Text at midnight with word downtime? Well, the answer to this question is pretty simple – The changing work profile for DBA. I am fortunate that during my job as a Data Consultant, I get to visit different organizations across the world and get to meet some finest Data Professionals and Business Leaders. I get the first-hand experience of the evolution of the DBAs in the constant changing and challenging world. It is extremely important for DBAs to get updated with the current trends to stay relevant to their job. Let us see today a quick story of Evolution of the DBA!

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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 98 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.