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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 SERVER – Understanding JSON Use is Case-Sensitive

Pinal Dave
SQL
JSON, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL String
15 Comments

The things I get to learn from my daughter is amazing. I think all of us need to constantly explore without any prejudice and set biases. Whenever I get a new toy for some occasion, I see there is at least a half hour of exploration to understand how the toy works and she goes into a whole new world of searching new ways to play. This makes the whole experience worth it. Let us learn about JSON.

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SQL SERVER – Unable to Apply Security Patch – The setup has encountered an unexpected error in datastore

Pinal Dave
SQL
SQL Error Messages, SQL Server, SQL Server Security, SQL Setup
2 Comments

One of my clients reported that he is trying to apply security patch for SQL Server clustered instance and it was failing. Since this is SQL 2005 instance, there is no official support available from Microsoft at this point. So, they contacted me. I asked to share setup logs and found a very interesting note.

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SQL SERVER – SSMS Tip – Using Drag and Drop Capability

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Management Studio
2 Comments

SQL Server Management Studio is an interesting tool. The more you work, the more you discover tricks from it. It doesn’t come as a surprise to how I get to know something new whenever I talk with someone. People have figured out new ways to work with SSMS. In this blog, let me talk about something interesting that has been with SSMS for ages but lesser known. Let us see today a time about SSMS related to Drag and Drop Capability.

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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 94 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.