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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 – Out of the Box – Activity and Performance Reports from SSSMS

Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
SQL Reports, SQL Server, SQL Server Management Studio
8 Comments

SQL Server management Studio 2008 is a wonderful tool and has many different features. Many times, an average user does not use them as they are not aware about these features. Today, we will learn one such feature. SSMS comes with many inbuilt performance reports and activity reports, but we do not use it to the full potential.

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SQL SERVER – Fix : Error : 8501 MSDTC on server is unavailable. Changed database context to publisherdatabase

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Error Messages, SQL Replication, SQL Scripts
24 Comments
During configuring replication on one of the server, I received following error. This is very common error and the solution of the same is even simpler. MSDTC on server is unavailable. Changed database context to publisherdatabase. (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 8501) Solution: Enable “Distributed Transaction Coordinator” in SQL Server. Method…
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SQLAuthority News – We’re sorry… … but your computer or network may be sending automated queries. To protect our users, we can’t process your request right now.

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks, SQLAuthority News
Google
13 Comments
I use multiple browser many times when I am working with multiple projects simultaneously. Often I use Google Reader to read few feeds. Recently, I faced the following error and this error will not go. I even restarted my computer and rebooted my network. I am confident that my computer…
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SQL SERVER – Enumerations in Relational Database – Best Practice

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks
Best Practices, Database, DBA, Software Development, SQL Documentation
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Marko Parkkola This article has been submitted by Marko Parkkola, Data systems designer at Saarionen Oy, Finland. Marko is excellent developer and always thinking at next level. You can read his earlier comment which created very interesting discussion here: SQL SERVER- IF EXISTS(Select null from table) vs IF EXISTS(Select 1…
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SQL SERVER – Fix : Error : 3117 : The log or differential backup cannot be restored because no files are ready to rollforward

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Backup and Restore, SQL Error Messages, SQL Scripts
28 Comments
I received the following email from one of my readers. Dear Pinal, I am new to SQL Server and our regular DBA is on vacation. Our production database had some problem and I have just restored full database backup to production server. When I try to apply log back I…
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SQLAuthority News – Microsoft SQL Server Protocol Documentation Download

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Documentation, SQL Download
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Download Microsoft SQL Server Protocol Documentation Authored by Microsoft The Microsoft SQL Server protocol documentation provides detailed technical specifications for Microsoft proprietary protocols (including extensions to industry-standard or other published protocols) that are implemented and used in Microsoft SQL Server to interoperate or communicate with Microsoft products. The documentation includes…
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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 98 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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