SQL Server Performance Tuning Expert - SQL Authority with Pinal Dave

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Aug10

Install SQL Server 2016 Sample Database WideWorldImporters – SQL in Sixty Seconds #081

Pinal Dave

SQL Video

SQL in Sixty Seconds, SQL Sample Database, SQL Server 2016, SQL Server Management Studio, WideWorldImporters

I have been a very loyal user to sample database AdventureWorks for a while, I really liked the overall database. However, as we know SQL Server releases, new features every year and along with the new features there is always need for a new Sample Database which contains all the necessary data and schema to demonstrate new features of the SQL Server. The SQL Server team has recently released a new sample database WideWorldImporters which can be used to demonstrate new features of the SQL Server.

Aug9

SQL SERVER – How to Recover Truncated or Deleted Data When a Database Backup is or is not Available

Pinal Dave

SQL

ApexSQL, SQL Backup, SQL Log, SQL Restore, SQL Server

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Recovering lost data that was deleted or truncated can be fairly quick and easy, depending on the environment in which the database resides, recovery measures implemented before and after the data loss has occurred, and the tools used for the job. In this blog post we will learn about how to recover truncated or deleted data when a database is (or not) available.

Aug8

Install SQL Server Management Studio 2016 – SQL in Sixty Seconds #080

Pinal Dave

SQL Video

SQL in Sixty Seconds, SQL Server, SQL Server 2016, SQL Server Installation, SQL Server Management Studio

Earlier this week, I have published a blog post where I explained how to install SQL Server 2016. One of the most asked questions was Where is SQL Server Management Studio 2016? I totally understand why this particular question is being asked often. I have decided to create a video explaining the how to install SSMS 2016.

Aug7

Does Dropping Clustered Index Drop Primary Key on the Same Column? – Interview Question of the Week #083

Pinal Dave

SQL Interview Questions and Answers

Clustered Index, SQL Constraint and Keys, SQL Index, SQL Server

Question: When we drop clustered index on the column, does it automatically drop primary key on the same column (if created)?

Aug6

SQL SERVER – Error: 14258 – Cannot perform this operation while SQLServerAgent is starting. Try again later

Pinal Dave

SQL

SQL Server, SQL Server Agent, SQL Server Management Studio

One of my clients asked assistance in fixing an interesting issue. They informed me that they are not able to run any job in SQL Agent. When they try to run the job manually, they are seeing below message related to SQLServerAgent .

Aug5

SQL SERVER – Event 17058 – initerrlog: Could not Open Error Log File

Pinal Dave

SQL

SQL Error Messages, SQL Server, SQL Server Management Studio, Starting SQL

If you have ever interacted with me or taken my services, you would notice that I always ask for ERRORLOG in almost all of my contact with my client. Once of my friend contacted me and when I asked for ERRORLOG, he informed that there is no ERRORLOG file and SQL is not getting started. I suggested him that we should analyze event log for further details, after interestingly, we found the following details in the event 17058 about initerrlog: Could not Open Error Log File.

Aug4

SQL SERVER – DMVs to Detect Performance Problems in SQL Server – Notes from the Field #135

Pinal Dave

SQL

Notes from the Field, SQL DMV, SQL Server

[Notes from Pinal]: Performance tuning is a complex subject, SQL SERVER – DMVs to Detect Performance Problems in SQL Server.

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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