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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.

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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.

For SQL Server Emergency Help, you can reach out to me at pinal@sqlauthority.com with words URGENT in the email subject line for other services mention “Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check“.

SQL SERVER – FIX: ERROR : Msg 3136, Level 16, State 1 – This differential backup cannot be restored because the database has not been restored to the correct earlier state

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Backup and Restore
6 Comments
During my recent visit to customer site for a session on backups, they asked me to find the cause of the error while restoring a differential backup. Though this seemed to be completely an admin related topic and I had gone for some other session, I took the challenge head-on.…
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SQL SERVER – FIX: ERROR : Msg 3023, Level 16, State 2 – Backup, file manipulation operations (such as ALTER DATABASE ADD FILE) and encryption changes on a database must be serialized

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Backup and Restore, SQL Error Messages
17 Comments
Errors are the best way to learn how SQL Server works and as DBA’s we are bound to see many of them from time to time. One of the primary functions of a DBA would include creating backups and most importantly trying to automate the same using jobs and maintenance…
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SQL SERVER – Msg 1206, Level 18, State 118 – The Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MS DTC) has cancelled the distributed transaction

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Error Messages
11 Comments
The saga of working with error messages continues. Here is an error that was shared at one of the User group meetings by a member. While working via linked server to do data manipulation they reported this error on their servers: Msg 1206, Level 18, State 118, Line 9 The…
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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 92 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.