SQL Server Performance Tuning Expert - SQL Authority with Pinal Dave

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Aug15

SQL SERVER – A Timeout (30000 milliseconds) was Reached While Waiting for a Transaction Response from the MSSQLSERVER

Pinal Dave

SQL

SQL Error Messages, SQL Server, SQL Wait Stats

Recently I was contacted by a client who reported very strange error in the SQL Server machine. These consulting engagements sometimes get the best out of you when it comes to troubleshooting. They reported that they see timeout error. My question was whether it connection timeout or query timeout which I explained in this blog post?

Aug14

How to Drop Clustered Index on Primary Key Column? – Interview Question of the Week #084

Pinal Dave

SQL Interview Questions and Answers

Clustered Index, SQL Constraint and Keys, SQL Server

Question: How to drop clustered index, which is created on primary key?

Answer: If you thought the answer as simple as following script, you are wrong.

DROP INDEX PK_Table1_Col1
ON Table1
GO

Aug13

SQL SERVER – Installation Fails With Error – A Constraint Violation Occurred

Pinal Dave

SQL

SQL Constraint and Keys, SQL Error Messages, SQL Server

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In my recent past, I have helped around 10 customers who have had similar problems while installing SQL Server Cluster on windows. So I thought it would be a nice idea to pen it down as a blog post so that it can help others in future. In this blog post we will discuss about Installation Fails With Error – A Constraint Violation Occurred.

Aug12

SQL SERVER – Creating a Copy of Database in Azure SQL DB

Pinal Dave

SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Azure, SQL Error Messages, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

Recently I was about to undertake an interesting assignment for one of my clients who pinged me for Performance Tuning exercise. Since this is something I have been doing full time in the past couple of months, I got into the call immediately. Lesser did I know what I was about to get into actually. Since the problem was about SQL Server query performance, I thought it would be the usual routine. Let us learn about how to create a copy of the database in Azure SQL DB.

Aug11

PostgreSQL – Learn Online in a Single Day – PostgreSQL Learning Path

Pinal Dave

SQL Video

Pluralsight, PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL is considered to be one of the most advanced open source database.In this blog post we will discuss about the PostgreSQL Learning Path.

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.

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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