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.

An Index Reduces Performance of SELECT Queries (Video)
3 Common Mistakes to Kill SQL Server Performance (Video)
Click here for More Free Videos

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“.

Oct29

SQL SERVER – How to Auto Start SQL Followed by a Crash?

Pinal Dave

SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Error Messages, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, Starting SQL

Sometimes I do get some quick questions from my existing clients. I try to help them as much as possible. Most of the time, I provide them link to my blog or someone else’s blog. If there is no relevant information based on my search, then I provide them relevant information and write a blog for future reference. This blog is an outcome of one such email communication. Here is the short question about auto start SQL.

Oct28

SQL SERVER – How to Remove TempDB File?

Pinal Dave

SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL TempDB

In the last 11 years of blogging, I have never received a question which I have received yesterday. The question which I often receive is about how to add TempDB files in SQL Server but I have never received a question about how to remove a TempDB file.

Oct27

SQL SERVER – Move Database Files for a Mirrored Database Without Breaking Mirroring

Pinal Dave

SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Mirroring, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

Database mirroring is a very popular solution for high availability. Later on I am finding quite a many people DBAs opting for mirrored databases.

Oct26

Data Starvation – Balance Your SQL Server – Part 2

In Part 1 I covered how much data your SQL Server should be processing and the effects if it isn’t. Here we check to make sure that you’re achieving that speed. Let us continue learning about data starvation in this blog post.

Oct25

Learn PowerBI and Advanced Analytics – Instructor-Led and Self Paced Training

Pinal Dave

SQL

Business Intelligence, SQL Training

If you are reading this blog, you must be aware that I focus on relational database and also in particular for SQL Server Performance Tuning. I always believed that any system in the world can use more performance. Well, while I focused on relational database, I accept that I have focused very little on the subject of PowerBI and Advanced Analytics.

Oct24

SQL SERVER – Compatibility Level 80 and Table Hint Behavior

Pinal Dave

SQL Performance

Database Compatible Level, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

It has been a while since I worked with SQL Server 2000. However, as an independent consultant, SQL Server never stops to surprise us. Recently, during one Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check, I found a very interesting situation which is about compatibility level 80. If you are not familiar with compatibility level, it sets database behaviors to be compatible with the specified version of SQL Server.

Oct23

SQL SERVER – Error Due to Database Context – Error 208 – Invalid Object Name

Pinal Dave

SQL

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

Today, we are going to talk about one of the most popular errors which user see every day. There are many users who often get stuck at this error and have no clue how to move forward with this error in SSMS. It is quite possible you may say this is a very simple error and you knew about it, well good for you. Remember this blog post is for everyone who have faced error 208 – Invalid Object Name and have no idea how to move forward from this point.

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).

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.