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May14

SQL SERVER – Find Most Expensive Queries Using DMV

Pinal Dave

SQL Performance

SQL DMV, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

The title of this post is what I can express here for this quick blog post. I was asked in recent query tuning consultation project, if I can share my script which I use to figure out which is the most expensive queries are running on SQL Server. This script is very basic and very simple, there are many different versions are available online. This basic script does do the job which I expect to do – find out the most expensive queries in SQL Server Box.

May13

SQL SERVER – Four Posts on Removing the Bookmark Lookup – Key Lookup

Pinal Dave

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

SQL Backup and Restore, SQL Index, SQL Scripts

Recently, I have observed that not many people have proper understanding of what is bookmark lookup or key lookup. Increasing numbers of the questions tells me that this is something that developers encounter every single day, but have no idea how to deal with. I have previously written three posts…

May12

SQL SERVER – Understanding ALTER INDEX ALL REBUILD with Disabled Clustered Index

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Index, SQL Scripts

This blog is in response to the ongoing communication with the reader who had earlier asked the question of SQL SERVER – Disable Clustered Index and Data Insert. The same reader has asked me the difference between ALTER INDEX ALL REBUILD and ALTER INDEX REBUILD along with disabled clustered index.…

May11

SQL SERVER – Spatial Database Queries – What About BLOB

Pinal Dave

SQL Tips and Tricks

Geography Data Type, Spatial Database, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

Michael Coles is one of the most interesting book authors I have ever met. He has a flair of writing complex stuff in a simple language. There are a very few people like that. I really enjoyed reading his recent book, Expert SQL Server 2008 Encryption. I strongly suggest taking a look at it. Let us learn about Spatial Database Queries.

May10

SQL SERVER – Size of Index Table for Each Index – Solution 3 – Powershell Index Size

Pinal Dave

SQL Performance

Powershell, SQL Index, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

If you are a Powershell user, the name of the Laerte Junior is not a new name. He is the one man with exceptional knowledge of Powershell. He is not only very knowledgeable, but also very kind and eager to those in need. I have been attempting to setup Powershell for many days, but constantly facing issues. I was not able to get going with this tool. Finally, yesterday I sent email to Laerte in response to his comment posted here. Within 5 minutes, Laerte came online and helped me with the solution. He spend nearly 15 minutes working along with me to solve my problem with installation. And yes, he did resolve it remotely without looking at my screen – What a skilled and exceptional person!! I will soon post a detail note about the issue I faced and resolved with the help of Laerte. Let us see how we can find Powershell Index Size.

May9

SQL SERVER – Size of Index Table for Each Index – Solution 2

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Performance, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Data Storage, SQL Index, SQL Scripts

Earlier I had ran puzzle where I asked question regarding size of index table for each index in database over here SQL SERVER – Size of Index Table – A Puzzle to Find Index Size for Each Index on Table. I had received good amount answers and I had blogged…

May8

SQLAuthority News – MSDN Flash Mentions – TechNet Flash Mention – Top Community Contributors (Annual) Winner

Pinal Dave

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

I was going over my email to reach the famous Inbox (0), and I happened to come across TechNet Flash and MSDN Flash emails. I had kept them because those email editions had my names mentioned in them. Immediately, I took the screenshot of these. I am posting them here…

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.

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