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May4

SQL SERVER 2016 – Scroll Bar Enhancement in Management Studio (SSMS 2016)

Pinal Dave

SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Server Management Studio

While I am getting ready to play with SQL Server 2016, I am finding fresh look and feel for SQL Server Management Studio. I heard that its uses latest version of visual studio shell. There are many enhancements which I am seeing in SSMS 2016 and today I would talk about Scroll Bar settings. I am sure you are going to miss some of them considering all these are hidden mostly in some options deep within. Be assured for many more blogs on these topics in future too.

May3

SQL SERVER – Q&A: SQL Clustering Virtual Server Name and Instance Name

Pinal Dave

SQL Interview Questions and Answers

SQL Server, SQL Server Cluster

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Of late some of the troubleshooting scenario I am getting involved is amazing. Though some of them are complex, it gives me a unique opportunity to learn and try something new to share later with you folks. Recently I was contacted by a team who takes care of SQL installations. Since they are very new to SQL Server cluster installation and had basic questions. Let us learn more about SQL Clustering.

May2

SQL SERVER – FIX: Setup Was Not Able to Access Domain

Pinal Dave

SQL

SQL Error Messages, SQL Server, SQL Server Installation, SQL Setup

One of my clients approached me to provide assistance in performance tuning – which is my bread and butter these days. Often once you get into an engagement, they try to maximize the time they get with me. While doing the tuning exercise, the DBA had a side question during the call. Let us learn about how setup is not able to access domain.

May1

How to Insert Multiple Rows in a Single SQL Query – Interview Question of the Week #069

Pinal Dave

SQL Interview Questions and Answers

MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

There are so many different databases in the world and many of them use the language SQL for their programming. It is very easy to assume that if they are using SQL, we can easily use code from one database to another database. Unfortunately the reality is very different, not all the scripts from one database works in another database. Today we will see very interesting question where the user asked a question about inserting multiple rows in a single SQL query.

Apr30

SELECT One by Two – Interview Question Extended – Part II

Pinal Dave

SQL Interview Questions and Answers

SQL Operator, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

The puzzles are interesting and in most cases, if we try to play around a little bit more, many more interesting extensions can be added. A couple of weeks back, I wrote a round – SELECT One by Two – Why Does SELECT 1/2 Returns 0 – Interview Question of the Week #067. It brought some good interactions as comments over the blog and I was happy we were all excited about something as simple as this.

Apr29

Understanding Database Scalability – Vertical and Horizontal

Pinal Dave

Big Data

Database Scalability, SQL Server

Since I have started my consulting engagements with customers around the world, I have been asked interesting queries from time to time. In a recent customer call, the customer insisted I assist them in taking a call on if they need to buy one server with 64 cores or if they need to buy 2 servers of 32 cores. I had to explain that it is always not that simple to answer the same. After close to 30 mins of conversation they understood finally what I was talking. I took a moment to blog about this engaging conversation about database scalability.

Apr28

Hey DBAs – What Are You Assuming/Missing Today? – Notes from the Field #122

Pinal Dave

SQL Tips and Tricks

Career Advice, Notes from the Field

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[Note from Pinal]: This is a 122nd episode of Notes from the Field series. This story about Shepherd DBA, Teacher and Mentor. If you know Mike Walsh, he is an amazing person to meet and know. He is a technical expert, but along with that he is a true life coach. I am fortunate to be his friend. Every single time I meet him, I learn something as a human. In this episode of “Hey DBAs” Mike explains one of the most important things any DBAs should learn, which is to say “I Don’t Know”.

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).

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.