SQL Server Performance Tuning Expert - SQL Authority with Pinal Dave

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Dec6

SQL SERVER – Speed Up Performance Without Code Change

Pinal Dave

SQL Video

Nitrosphere, SQL Performance, SQL Server

In this blog post we are going to leave about how to Speed Up Performance Without Code Change or Configuration Change in SQL Server.

Dec5

SQL SERVER – Errors When Disk Space is the Reason

Pinal Dave

SQL

Disk, SQL Error Messages, SQL Server

In the past, I have written a number of blogs when it comes to working with errors pertinent to disk space running out. In this blog, I try to consolidate the common messages you are going to see in the Error logs when the database engine is not able to get the space that it needs from the disk subsystem. One of the common scenario’s where these are seen is while recovery operation (when SQL is restarted).

Dec4

DMV to Replace DBCC INPUTBUFFER Command – Interview Question of the Week #100

Pinal Dave

SQL Interview Questions and Answers

SQL DMV, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server DBCC

Question: Is there any way to replace DBCC INPUTBUFFER Command?

Dec3

SQL SERVER – FIX Error – Cluster Network Name showing NETBIOS status as “The system cannot find the file specified”

Pinal Dave

SQL

SQL Error Messages, SQL Server, SQL Server Cluster

Over a period, I have learned that fixing an issue is easier if we know which log we should look at and what we should search on google. Here is the situation which I was into few days back. In this blog post we will learn how to fix the error Cluster Network Name showing NETBIOS status as “The system cannot find the file specified”.

Dec2

SQL SERVER – Fix Connection Error – [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][DBNETLIB][ConnectionOpen(Connect())

Pinal Dave

SQL

Computer Network, SQL Connection, SQL Error Messages, SQL Server

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As a part of my quick consultancy, I was contacted by a client who was having trouble where the application was not able to connect to SQL Server. We all joined the call and desktop sharing to learn more about the issue. We looked into the application and found that the SQL connection from the client application were constantly failing with the following connection error:

[Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][DBNETLIB][ConnectionOpen(Connect())

Dec1

SQL SERVER – Log Shipping Copy Job Failure – The Password for This Account Has Expired

Pinal Dave

SQL

Log Shipping, , SQL Password, SQL Server Security

Working as freelancer gives an opportunity to see various kinds of error and having fun to fix them. Recently, one of my blog readers sent an email and asked assistance on the log shipping issue. He said that log shipping copy job is failing.

As usual, I asked him error message and he shared below piece from copy job history.

Nov30

SQL SERVER – How to Find the In-Memory OLTP Tables Memory Usage on the Server

Pinal Dave

SQL Tips and Tricks

In-Memory OLTP, SQL Memory, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

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When I presented at the SQLPASS this year there were several learning that I found it interesting. Every year, this presentation preparation is something I take it seriously. I know many them turn up to learn some new tricks every single year. Hence, I invest considerable amount of time to prepare. This year I showcased several tips and tricks involving SQL Server In-Memory OLTP capability. I personally feel this feature is lesser known and never appreciated. As I was doing the session, one of the DBA asked how to find out the memory utilization of various In-Memory OLTP tables.

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).

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