SQL Server Performance Tuning Expert - SQL Authority with Pinal Dave

Is your SQL Server running slow and you want to speed it up without sharing server credentials? In my Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check, we can work together remotely and resolve your biggest performance troublemakers in less than 4 hours.

Once you learn my business secrets, you will fix the majority of problems in the future.

Have you ever opened any PowerPoint deck when you face SQL Server Performance Tuning emergencies? SQL Server Performance Tuning Practical Workshop is my MOST popular training with no PowerPoint presentations and 100% practical demonstrations.

Essentially I share my business secrets to optimize SQL Server performance.

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Nov14

SQL SERVER – Installation Failed With Error – Wait on the Database Engine Recovery Handle Failed

Pinal Dave

SQL

SQL Error Messages, SQL Server, SQL Server Installation

You might have seen on Facebook that I have completed the new setup of my machines. Since I use VMs to do my tests. To have a domain, I made a VM as domain controller and another as a member server. Next step was to install SQL Server and by mistake, I have run the setup of SQL on a domain controller. As per Microsoft documentation they don’t recommend installing SQL on the domain controller and there is a warning in SQL Setup. Let us learn about how to fix Installation Failed With Error.

Nov13

SQL SERVER – Backup to Azure Blob error – The remote server returned an error: (409) Conflict

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Error Messages

Cloud is inevitable. With various innovations happenings in this area, SQL Server is not left behind. It is becoming a first class citizen when it comes to moving to cloud. In the past couple of releases, we have been seeing the enhancements of integrating with Azure getting stronger. Last year…

Nov12

SQL SERVER – What is T-SQL Window Function Framing? – Notes from the Field #102

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

Notes from the Field, SQL Function

[Note from Pinal]: In this episode of the Notes from the Field series database expert Kathi Kellenberger explains about T-SQL Over clause. Kathi is an amazing instructor, she was the SQL author I have read in my early career. The reason, I love SQL Server because her writing has instigated love for this…

Nov11

SQL SERVER – What is SQL Server Operating System?

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

Sometimes the strangest of questions come from unusual places. This blogging journey is all about revisiting the basics. I have always felt getting some of these basic questions can make us learn even more and look into the internals of how products work. In my recent visit to SQLPass and…

Nov10

SQL SERVER – Understanding SQL Server Setup Support Rules for Cluster Nodes

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

No Comments

SQL Server clustering is one of the oldest and most used techniques when it comes to developing a highly available configuration. Though this has been used by many for years, there are nuances that comes up once in a while if you are a junior DBA that you would like…

Nov9

SQL SERVER – Save and Send Execution Plan Via Email

Pinal Dave

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

SQL Server Management Studio

Here is an interesting question, I received the other day. Hi Pinal, I have a very big graphical execution plan and I want to send it to my friend. My first thought was to send him query to execute on his own machine, but he does not have the same…

Nov8

Interview Question of the Week #044 – What is the difference of performance between SELECT and SET?

Pinal Dave

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

SQL Scripts

Question: What is the difference of performance between SELECT and SET? Answer: SELECT : Designed to return data. SET : Designed to assign values to local variables. While testing the performance of the following two scripts in query analyzer, interesting results are discovered. SET @foo1 = 1; SET @foo2 =…

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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