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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.

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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.

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SQL SERVER – How to Join a Table Valued Function with a Database Table

Pinal Dave
SQL
SQL Function, SQL Scripts, SQL Server
15 Comments

Just another day I received following question and I find it very interesting. I decided to try it out on SQL Server 2016’s new WideWorldImporters database. The question was – “How to Join a Table Valued Function with a Database Table?” This is indeed very interesting as this particular feature was introduced in SQL Server 2008, so what you will see in this blog post applies to every version of SQL Server after SQL Server 2008.

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SQL SERVER – Set AUTO_CLOSE Database Option to OFF for Better Performance

Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
SQL Options, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Management Studio
13 Comments

As many of you know, I am an indecent SQL Server Consultant, who purely focus on SQL Server Performance. Every single day, I keep two slots each hour long available for users who need my help urgently. I never ever pre-book them because, I believe it is critical to help people who needs help NOW. Well let us learn in this blog post about how I recently helped a customer to improve performance by turning off AUTO_CLOSE Database Option.

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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).

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