SQL Server Performance Tuning Expert - SQL Authority with Pinal Dave

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Jan18

SQL SERVER – Dedicated Database Development with SQL Source Control

Pinal Dave

SQL

Devart

We all make mistake and we all wish that we have not made those mistakes. In the field of the development, there are proper solutions, but in the world of SQL, there are not many solutions. I recently asked the same question to my friend Andrey from Devart and he has provided me a wonderful blog post about how one can do dedicated database development with SQL Source Control.

Jan17

Interview Question of the Week #054 – Retrieve User Defined Object Details from sys.objects

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Interview Questions and Answers, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL System Table

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Sometimes questions in the interview are extremely open ended and such questions can be very useful for candidate to play around with. For example, in one of the recent interview one of the interviewer asked the candidate that what is his favorite T-SQL script as a database administrator. The answer…

Jan16

SQL SERVER – Performance counter missing! DMV sys.dm_os_performance_counters is Empty

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Performance, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

The topic around performance tuning is the most sought out search on this blog. Almost every single day the top search that lands here are around performance or around some random errors one might receive from the application. If you are a DBA, the first high level tool that you…

Jan15

SQL SERVER – Starting / Stopping SQL Server Agent Services using PowerShell

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

Powershell

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Writing utility scripts are one way to become smarter when working with computers. From time to time I get asked about some tasks folks use repetitively and are being counterproductive. On this note, I wanted to paint a scenario which I saw one of the DBA’s doing on their environment…

Jan14

SQL SERVER – Live Query Statistics in 2016 … and More! – Notes from the Field #111

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

Notes from the Field, SQL Function, SQL Server

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[Note from Pinal]: In this episode of the Notes from the Field series database expert Mike Lawell explains about Live Query Statistics in SQL Server 2016. Statistics are heart of SQL Server. They play a very powerful role when SQL Server Engine needs help to build a new execution plan for a query. In earlier version of SQL Server we had the only privilege to see statistics after the query is executed. However, with the advancement of SQL Server 2016, the scenario has been changed. Here is a very interesting new feature of SQL Server 2016 which can help every performance tuning expert. Read the experience of Mike in his own words.

Jan13

SQL SERVER – System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Error Messages

In a recent R&D operation, I was trying to use some SQLCLR assembly as part of the installation process. It was not easy but it got me into a mess that I thought was worth debugging. One of the interesting issues which I faced recently was to deploy a .net…

Jan12

SQL SERVER – FIX: Msg 7395, Level 16, State 2 – Unable to start a nested transaction for OLE DB provider

Pinal Dave

SQL

SQL Error Messages, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

While playing with linked server from SQL Server to SQL Server, I faced few errors and fixed them as well. It has become a custom to get errors working with Linked Servers almost every time. I personally thought it is worth blogging because I didn’t find any single blog having the cause and solution explained in detail. Let us learn about the OLE DB provider error.

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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