SQL Server Performance Tuning Expert - SQL Authority with Pinal Dave

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Mar4

SQL SERVER – Management Studio – Changing Status Bar Location

Pinal Dave

SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Server, SQL Server Management Studio

To error is human and sometimes the errors / mistakes we make can easily put our jobs at stake. Such horror stories are something I keep hearing from people and they are super cool in a way because you learn from their experiences. In a recent corridor conversation with a friend, he said how cool he found my blog on: SQL SERVER – Color Coding SQL Server Management Studio Status Bar. He personally felt this was a cool thing. But he said even after that, it is sometimes difficult because the status bar location is at the bottom. I asked what is your screen resolution – he replied (2560 x 1440).

Mar3

SQL SERVER – Where is Rows Affected in Output?

Pinal Dave

SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Scripts, SQL Server

There are so many configuration options in SQL Server that it is difficult to keep track of them. I was recently hit by one of such option and it took little time for me to figure out the place to change it. So sharing my findings about Rows Affected via this blog post.

Mar2

SQL SERVER – Database Backup and Restore Management and Automation with ApexSQL Backup

Pinal Dave

SQL

ApexSQL, SQL Backup, SQL Restore, SQL Server

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ApexSQL Backup is a powerful yet simple tool for Microsoft SQL Server which represents a fully equipped command center for database backup and restore jobs management. It enables users to create and schedule backup related jobs (backup, restore, log shipping, index defragmentation…) and monitor all scheduled backup activities or overview complete backup history on multiple servers across the domain.

ApexSQL Backup is designed to create and work with native Microsoft SQL Server backups and databases, and supports all backup options which can be used in the SQL Server Management Studio and encompasses them in a simple and user friendly UI which revolves around simple wizards for each particular job.

Mar1

SQL SERVER – Instance Definition Working with Oracle and SQL Server

Pinal Dave

SQL Tips and Tricks

Oracle, SQL Server

During various conferences and user group Meetups I meet tons of new people who keep asking me on a number of topics that can sometimes be challenging for me. In a recent SQL Server Bangalore User Group chapter that I just bumped into an individual who had worked extensively with Oracle and was in transition to moving to SQL Server.

It was never a surprise for me meeting such people. Now this DBA asked me the fundamental difference with how instances are done in Oracle Vs SQL. And he was looking for my advice to when to use what. This was an interesting conversation and I wanted to pen down the same for your future references.

What are the Differences?

Feb29

SQL SERVER – Unable to start SQL Server Agent – Failed to Initialize SQL Agent log

Pinal Dave

SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Error Messages, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

My friend was researching with SQL Agent parameters and after sometime he called me and told that he is not able to start SQL Agent service. Here was the error in SSMS which is about failed to initialize a SQL Agent log.

Feb28

Interview Question of the Week #060 – What is the Difference Between EXCEPT Keyword and NOT IN?

Pinal Dave

SQL Interview Questions and Answers

SQL Scripts, SQL Server

Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to take many different interviews. Most of the DBA and Developers update their resume with various versions of the SQL Server. It seems like everybody had written SQL Server 2005 as one of their expertise. At this point of time, I remembered keyword EXCEPT which was introduced in SQL Server 2005 but not many people know about it. After interviewing, I realized that even after 11 years of release of SQL Server 2005 still most of the people do not know about EXCEPT keyword.

Feb27

SQL SERVER – AlwaysOn Availability Group Stuck in Resolving State For Long time

Pinal Dave

SQL Tips and Tricks

AlwaysOn, SQL Error Messages, SQL Server

What is resolving state in SQL Server AlwaysOn?

When there is an availability group, the replica would be either in primary state or secondary state – when its online in failover cluster manager. Resolving is an intermediate state when the transition is happening from primary to secondary or vice versa. If due to some reason the transition is not successful, it goes to “resolving” state. In this state, the database is not accessible.

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 104 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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