Keep a large database under regular integrity checks by splitting DBCC CHECKDB work across seven nights and auditing coverage.
SQL Server emergency? Email pinal@sqlauthority.com with URGENT in the subject line.
SQL SERVER – How to Get SQL Server Agent Properties?
During a health check someone asked if SQL Server Agent has settings to tune. It does. Here is how to get SQL Server Agent properties with a simple script.
SQL SERVER – Installation Error – Unable to Open Windows Installer File – 2147286960
Installing SQL Server 2016 failed with “Unable to open Windows Installer file” and error -2147286960. Here is what caused it and how I fixed the setup.
How to List All the SQL Server Jobs When Agent is Disabled? – Interview Question of the Week #171
When SQL Server Agent is disabled, you cannot expand it in SSMS to see its jobs. Here is how to list all the SQL Server Jobs with a simple query instead.
SQL SERVER – Service Pack Failure: MissingRegistryKeyException. The Registry Key is Missing
A reader hit MissingRegistryKeyException during a service pack, but my earlier fix did not help. Here is another cause of the missing registry key and the fix.
ENCRYPTBYPASSPHRASE: Simple Encryption and Its Weak Spot
One function in, one function out, and then the real question: where does the passphrase live? A short tour with demos you can run.
PowerShell – Get Maximum Memory of Server with dbatools
Readers asked how to get started with dbatools. Here is a simple first step: finding the maximum memory of a server with one PowerShell command.
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Who We Are
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 19 books and 125 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 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.
Shaivi Pinalkumar Dave is a book author and a women’s artistic gymnast.

