SQL Server Performance Tuning Expert - SQL Authority with Pinal Dave

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Apr16

SQL SERVER – Making Database to Read Only – Changing Database to Read/Write

Pinal Dave

SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Backup, SQL Restore, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

I recently received the following comments on my earlier blog about Making database to read only.

“Today i was trying to attach the (MDF,NDF,LDF ) sql server 2008 database which i have received from my client. After attachment the database status is showing (Read-Only) (Eg.database name (Read-Only). How do i make to normal mode for the data updation. is there any query available to resolve this problem. Your help will be highly helpful.”

Let’s learn Making Database to Read Only and Changing Database to Read/Write.

Apr15

SQL SERVER – Finding Location of Log File when Primary Datafile is Crashed

Pinal Dave

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

SQL Scripts

My friend and SQL Expert Vinod Kumar asked a very interesting question in his latest blog post. Quick Quiz:Do you need the primary data file available to backup your transaction log after a crash? This question can have multiple answers. While he asked the question on blog, I was sitting…

Apr14

SQL SERVER – Transaction Log Impact Detection Using DMV – dm_tran_database_transactions

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

Just a few days ago before I received the email from blog reader asking if there is any DMV which can provide details about the effect of a transaction on the transaction log file. Absolutely! Here is a quick script which can provide the necessary details: SELECT transaction_id, DB_NAME(database_id) DatabaseName, database_transaction_begin_time…

Apr13

SQL SERVER – FIX – ERROR : Msg 3201, Level 16 Cannot open backup device . Operating system error 5(Access is denied.)

Pinal Dave

SQL

SQL Backup and Restore, SQL Data Storage, SQL Error Messages, SQL Server

Recently I formatted my computer and installed fresh SQL Server in it. I installed the AdventureWorks database in my database. Once done, I wanted to run few test scripts on my database. Just like every DBA, I decided to take backup of my database – this way I can restore it back to attain an original database state. As soon as I ran the backup command I ended up with the following error. This error is due to a permissions issue on the local disk and user account which is running SQL Server. In this blog post we will talk about the operating system error.

Apr12

SQL SERVER – Query to Recent Query on Server with Execution Plan Function to Get SQL

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Scripts

This blog post is written in response to the T-SQL Tuesday hosted by Matt Velic. He has picked very interesting topic which is related to APPLY clause of the T-SQL. When I read the subject, I really liked the subject. This is very new subject and it is quite a…

Apr11

SQL SERVER – expressor Studio Includes Powerful Scripting Capabilities

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Utility

One of the major problems in developing a data integration application is writing transformation code. Many tools try to meet this need by providing a large number of operators that minimize coding through configuration. Specialized operators are fine for basic transformations, but most ETL transformations require logic specific to the…

Apr10

SQL SERVER – TempDB in RAM for Performance

Pinal Dave

SQL Performance

SQL Server, SQL TempDB

Performance Tuning is always the most interesting subject when we talk about software application. While I was recently discussing performance tuning with my friend, we started to talk about the best practices for TempDb. I also pointed my friend to the excellent blog post written by Cindy Gross on the subject: Compilation of SQL Server TempDB IO Best Practices. One of the discussion points was that we should put TempDB on the drive which is always giving better performance.

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 94 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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