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Jul8

SQL SERVER – Three Top Efficiency Features of Management Tool for SQL Server

Pinal Dave

SQL

Devart, SQL Utility

Every weekend I spend time learning something new and interesting. My primary focus is always on either performance of SQL Server or performance of myself. This weekend, I downloaded dbForge Studio for SQL Server. It is a powerful IDE for SQL Server management, administration, development, data reporting and analysis. I have been using SQL Server Management Studio for most of the my tasks and I like sharing tips and tricks with the same. However, there are moments when I wish that SSMS provides me more than what it has been offered to me. There are moments when I feel that I can write up few macros or automated processes to solve a few of my daily routines with SSMS. In simple word, I wish I could customize SSMS a bit more to my own choice. Let us learn about Three Top Efficiency Features of Management Tool for SQL Server.

Jul7

SQL SERVER – SSMS: Schema Change History Report

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Reports, SQL Server Management Studio

The heat is picking up and I am glad you are liking this series going so far. This particular report is close to my heart and the most recommended. At my recent trip to Delhi and the user group out there, I had the opportunity to meet a number of…

Jul6

Developer’s Life – Every Developer is Like Transformers

Pinal Dave

SQLAuthority News

Developer, Superhero

Transformers may not be superheroes – they don’t wear capes, they don’t have amazing powers outside of their size and folding ability, they’re not even human (technically). Part of their enduring popularity is that while we are enjoying over-the-top movies, we are learning about good leadership and strong personal skills.…

Jul5

SQL SERVER – Download SQL SERVER 2014 Database Engine Permission Posters

Pinal Dave

SQL Tips and Tricks

There is no better way to understand any complex subject than learning via diagrams. Security is very complex and dry subject. Not everyone understands it easily. I have seen quite a few of the developers who are good at performance tuning or other database concepts, but when it is about…

Jul4

SQL SERVER – SSMS: Configuration Changes History

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Server Management Studio

As we go through each of the reports available in SQL Server Management Studio, I have an anecdote to share almost for most of them actually. I have used them extensively at different times and I am glad to share some of them via this blog series. Once a friend…

Jul3

SQL SERVER – Automate Database Operations for Success – Notes from the Field #035

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

Notes from the Field, SQL Scripts, SQL Server Security

[Note from Pinal]: This is a 35th episode of Notes from the Field series. Doing this faster and easier is always our goal. We all want to do things which generates maximum return of investment with least efforts. This is a catch 22 situation quite often when it is about…

Jul2

SQL SERVER – SSMS: Server Dashboard Report

Pinal Dave

SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Reports, SQL Server, SQL Server Management Studio

The term dashboards come from the automobile world where it meant as instrumentation or controls for operating a vehicle. In the IT parlance, the use of dashboards meant as the state or health of system or organizations. Though this analogy cannot be taken too far because running a business is not same as running a vehicle. But the similarities of knowing the health of the system is bang-on. Let us learn about Server Dashboard Report in this blog post.

In our previous post, I gave an introduction on where to find all the SQL Server Management Studio reports. Today we will look at the first and the most basic report all of us must be working with. It is called as “Server Dashboard” report under the Server node, standard reports node.

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).

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.