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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Apr30

SQL SERVER – Installation Error – Unable to Open Windows Installer File – 2147286960

Pinal Dave

SQL

SQL Error Messages, SQL Server, SQL Server Installation, SQL Server Management Studio, SSMS, Windows

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SQL installation and parching are the processes which every DBA has to do. Some smart DBAs do this via script and some go with a manual approach. When it fails, it is fun to debug it because you have to take help from internet to find possible causes and solution. In this blog, we would learn about how to fix error Unable to open Windows Installer file -2147286960.

Apr29

How to List All the SQL Server Jobs When Agent is Disabled? – Interview Question of the Week #171

Pinal Dave

SQL Interview Questions and Answers

SQL Jobs, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Agent

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Question: How to List All the SQL Server Jobs When Agent is Disabled?

Apr28

SQL SERVER – Service Pack Failure: MissingRegistryKeyException. The Registry Key is Missing

Pinal Dave

SQL

Registry, SQL Error Messages, SQL Log, SQL Server, SQL Server Installation, SQL Service Pack

One of my blog readers contacted me and informed that he is getting the same error as mentioned in below blog SQL SERVER – Service Pack Failure: MissingRegistryKeyException. Note that it had the same error message, but that did not help him here. In this blog, we would learn how to fix MissingRegistryKeyException while installing SQL Server service pack. Let us fix the error registry key is missing.

Apr27

SQL Server Performance Tuning – Upcoming Public Training

Pinal Dave

SQL Performance

SQL Server, SQL Training, SQLAuthority Author Visit

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I frequently do various online and offline public training. Once the training gets over, I get a flurry of emails from various individuals that they have missed the last training and would like to sign up for the next training. Here is the list of my upcoming public training. You may sign up anyone you like or all of them!

Apr26

PowerShell – Get Maximum Memory of Server with dbatools

Pinal Dave

SQL Tips and Tricks

Powershell, SQL Memory, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

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Yesterday I blogged about the very famous Powershell free community tool dbatools. After writing this blog post, I received some interesting emails. I think lots of people confused this with native PowerShell. Well, actually dbatools is build using PowerShell scripts and runs under the hood script of PowerShell. The biggest advantage of the PowerShell is that it helps us to do multiple operations like finding the maximum memory of the server.

Apr25

PowerShell – How to Install dbatools?

Pinal Dave

SQL Tips and Tricks

DBA, Powershell, SQL Server

One of the most popular questions any PowerShell expert would receive is how to install the most popular dbatools based on Powershell scripts?

Apr24

SQL SERVER – Script – Transaction Log Backups Based on Growth / Size

Pinal Dave

SQL Tips and Tricks

Shrinking Database, SQL Log, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, Transaction Log

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While doing a comprehensive health check of the SQL Server, one of the things I check is the backup plan for the production databases. Many times, I have run into a situation where a customer says ” Transaction log file of the database has grown more than expected. I want to know the reason why and how to reclaim space and how to avoid such situations”. Let’s break it down into two parts and then

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 18 SQL Server database books and 118 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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Shaivi Pinalkumar Dave is a book author and a women’s artistic gymnast.