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.

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Jul15

SQL SERVER – SSMS: Memory Consumption Report

Pinal Dave

SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Memory, SQL Reports, SQL Scripts, SQL Server Management Studio

The next in line in this series of reports is the “ Memory Consumption ” Report from SQL Server Management Studio. This is a goldmine of a report in my humble opinion and lesser respected. When I used to be consulted or land into performance tuning exercises for customers in the past, there is one question that gets repeated and echoed every now and then – “My SQL Server is eating away my RAM and it is not releasing it back even in non-peak hours”.

Jul14

SQL SERVER – SSMS: Scheduler Health Report

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Reports, SQL Server Management Studio

Have you ever been to a music concert? It is the most humbling experience one can get as a music lover. The live music with hundreds of musicians in one stage brings goosebumps with the very thought. I have always been fascinated and wanted to experience this once in a…

Jul13

Developer’s Life – Every Developer is a Harry Potter

Pinal Dave

SQLAuthority News

Developer, Superhero

Harry Potter might not be a superhero in the traditional sense, but I believe he still has a lot to teach us and show us about life as a developer. If you have been living under a rock for the last 17 years, you might not know that Harry Potter…

Jul12

MySQL – How INSERT() Function Works for MySQL

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Tips and Tricks

MySQL

You know there is an INSERT statement which is used to add data to a table. But did you know that there is an INSERT function which will replace certain characters within a string? INSERT() function in MySQL is used to insert a substring at the specified position up to…

Jul11

SQL SERVER – What is Biml and How Can it Help Me with SQL Server BI? – Notes from the Field #036

Pinal Dave

SQL Tips and Tricks

BIML, Business Intelligence, Notes from the Field, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Security

[Note from Pinal]: This is a 36th episode of Notes from the Field series. One of the common questions I receive every other day is – I have learned BI but I feel that there is no automation in the BI field, what should I do? How do I go beyond learning BI? How can I fill the gap between BIDS and SSDT? If you have been reading this blog, when it is about BI, I always take help from LinchPin People who are BI experts. I requested Reeves from LinchiPin people to help me answer this unique question.

Jul10

SQLAuthority News – Two Whitepapers on Performance Tuning and Enhancements

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks, SQLAuthority News

SQL Download, SQL White Papers

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The best part of being in the technology domain is that I get a lot of opportunity to talk and write at different places. I travel quite a bit in lengths to deliver some of my learnings with audiences around the world. These learnings and writings as in this blog…

Jul10

SQL SERVER – Round Up From Notes from the Field of Blog Posts of Tim Radney

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

Notes from the Field

We have completed 35 episodes of the series Notes from the Fields. I have been blogging for over 8 years and I have blogged about pretty much everything SQL and lots of other concepts. Though, I have extensive experience with SQL and Databases, it is always a good idea that…

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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