SQL Server Performance Tuning Expert - SQL Authority with Pinal Dave

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Jun12

SQL SERVER – How Many Line of Code Do You Have in Database?

Pinal Dave

SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Saturday, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQLAuthority Author Visit

Last weekend I happened to be in one of the beautiful cities in Sri Lanka for some fun time with SQL Enthusiasts. We had our first ever SQLSaturday Event in Sri Lanka and it was just too much fun to be amongst the amazing audiences. I was fortunate to deliver a couple of sessions and not to forget the hours and hours of interaction with the attendees post session. In this blog post we will answer the question How Many Line of Code Do You Have in Database?

Jun11

SQL SERVER – The Basics of the Execute Process Task – Notes from the Field #084

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

Notes from the Field, SSIS

[Note from Pinal]: This is a new episode of Notes from the Field series. Every time I give an introductory note, however, this time there is no need of intro note. This note is from Andy and as we all know he is amazing person when we have to understand the fundamentals. He…

Jun10

SQL SERVER – Security Auditing With ApexSQL Audit

SQL Servers and databases are probably the most critical IT parts of an enterprise. The most important and confidential data are stored there and even a potential issue with that data can be business critical. In situations where significant preventive/protective actions are applied, such measures will not be of any help in determining the cause of an incident when it occurs. For that purpose, establishing the SQL Server continuous auditing and especially being informed, timely of security configuration changes have been of the utmost importance. Let us learn about Security Auditing.

Jun9

SQL SERVER – Puzzle with Year Function

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Puzzle, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL DateTime, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

A couple of weeks back, I ran a contest with MONTH () function and had close to 300 of you answer the puzzle. It was a great brain teaser and we had an awesome response from you. Most of you got the answer right and it is great to see you folks getting the basics right.

Jun8

SQL SERVER – Know Your Backup Before Deleting Database

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Backup and Restore

Earlier last week I wrote a blog around, SQL SERVER – FIX – Msg 3702, Level 16, State 3 – Cannot Drop Database “DB_Name” Because it is Currently in Use. The premise of that blog was driven by some of the demo’s I show at conferences. During one of the UG…

Jun7

Interview Question of the Week #023 – Error Handling with TRY…CATCH

Pinal Dave

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

Here is one of the most popular question I see people discussing in SQL Interviews. Question – How do you handle errors with the help of TRY…CATCH? Answer – TRY/CATCH helps to write logic separate the action and error handling code. The code meant for the action is enclosed in…

Jun6

SQL SERVER – FIX: Msg 3102, Level 16, State 1 – RESTORE cannot process database ‘Name’ because it is in use by this session

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Error Messages

Some of the simple learnings can come from unexpected places and this blog post is a classic example to that statement. Recently I got an email from one of my readers about the below error message: Msg 3102, Level 16, State 1, Line 2 RESTORE cannot process database 'DBProductDevelopment' because…

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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