SQL Server Performance Tuning Expert - SQL Authority with Pinal Dave

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May15

SQL SERVER – Why We have Audit Trace in DATA Folder? What are These Files?

Pinal Dave

SQL Puzzle

File format, SQL Audit, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

There are many times when a DBA should work like a detective and find the cause of the issue which is reported by various teams. Sometimes it is an application team, sometimes an infrastructure team and sometimes its own learning. I always believe looking at the data points and finally connect the dots to make a story. Let us learn about why we have audit trace in the data folder.

May14

What is the Difference Between Physical and Logical Operation in SQL Server Execution Plan? – Interview Question of the Week #122

Pinal Dave

SQL Interview Questions and Answers

Execution Plan, SQL Joins, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

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Question: What is the Difference Between Physical and Logical Operation in SQL Server Execution Plan?

May13

SQL SERVER – Fix: The EXECUTE Permission was Denied on the Object ‘xp_cmdshell’, Database ‘mssqlsystemresource’,schema ‘sys’.

Pinal Dave

SQL

SQL Command, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Security

I write and play around a lot with SQL object level permissions and I love working with them. Having said that, I also explore the ways people want to run code to achieve certain objectives. In the DBA’s world when the number of servers we are talking is not a single digit, they are looking for ways to automate and script out. Recently I was at a retail company backed team in India and they said they have close to 1500+ databases which are running at their various outlets and point of sale counters and the DBA team working to manage these were still less than 10. I was pleasantly surprised by this level of details. To achieve certain tasks, they have to allow non-sysadmin users to run xp_cmdshell. Here is the issue which was they wanted to solve.

May12

SQL SERVER – Error Installing Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Shell

Pinal Dave

SQL

SQL Error Messages, SQL Log, SQL Server, Visual Studio

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There have been many situations where rather than performance tuning, I am contacted for an installation issue. Due to my knowledge by looking at logs and pin pointing at the error message, I am able to fix them as well. In this blog post we will learn how to fix Error Installing Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Shell.

May11

SQL SERVER – Could Not Load the DLL xpstar.dll, or One of the DLLs it References

Pinal Dave

SQL

SQL Error Messages, SQL Server, Starting SQL

Once upon a time a customer wanted to apply a patch on SQL Server instance, but it failed at the end to start SQL Server services. As usual, I asked to check ERRORLOG and found below information. Let us see errors related to the DLL.

May10

SQL SERVER – Edition Upgrade – Invoke or BeginInvoke Cannot be Called on a Control Until the Window Handle has Been Created

Pinal Dave

SQL

SQL Error Messages, SQL Server, SQL Upgrade

One of a unique advantage of freelancing is learning more and more. I get a chance to hear some of the real word problem and it gives me immense pleasure to provide a feasible solution to them. This blog is interaction on the airport when I was coming back from a recent trip from Canada. After seeing me on airport, an old client of mine met and said hello. While having a discussion, he told an interesting issue of SQL upgrade and he wanted an idea. He showed me below error message related to edition upgrade.

May9

SQL SERVER – SQL Audit Date Time Does Not Match Machine Date Time – Solution

Pinal Dave

SQL

SQL Audit, SQL DateTime, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

Even though my consulting is mostly around performance tuning, I can see many customers who want to start using the new capabilities of SQL Server for their existing application as they plan to do an upgrade of their infrastructure. In one of engagement with a bank, they wanted to explore more about SQL Auditing capability. Since they were new I got engaged with them in implementing compliance, which they must follow. In the recent past, I have written below blogs on SQL Audit.

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 100 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.