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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“.

SQLAuthority News – Book Review – Expert SQL Server 2008 Encryption by Michael Coles

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks, SQLAuthority News
SQL Server Encryption, SQLAuthority Book Review
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Expert SQL Server 2008 Encryption (Paperback) Michael Coles (Author), Rodney Landrum (Author) Link to Amazon “What is your opinion on encryption? What I mean is: In a world filled with data, how do you see encryption?” This is the precise question Michael Coles posed to me on March 3rd of…
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SQL SERVER – Size of Index Table – A Puzzle to Find Index Size for Each Index on Table

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Puzzle, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Index, SQL Scripts, SQL Stored Procedure
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It is very easy to find out some basic details of any table using the following Stored Procedure. USE AdventureWorks GO EXEC sp_spaceused [HumanResources.Shift] GO Above query will return following resultset The above SP provides basic details such as rows, data size in table, and Index size of all the…
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SQL SERVER – 2005 2008 – Backup, Integrity Check and Index Optimization By Ola Hallengren

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Performance, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks, SQLAuthority News
SQL Documentation, SQL Index
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Script of Backup, Integrity Check and Index Optimization are the most important scripts for any developer. SQL Expert and true SQL enthusiast Ola Hallengren is known for his excellent scripts. Please try it out and let me know what you think. The documentation is available on http://ola.hallengren.com/Documentation.html and the script…
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SQL SERVER – Whitepaper Consolidation Using SQL Server 2008

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks, SQLAuthority News
SQL White Papers
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Consolidation Using SQL Server 2008 Writer: Allan Hirt, Megahirtz LLC (allan@sqlha.com) Technical Reviewers: Lindsey Allen, Madhan Arumugam, Ben DeBow, Sung Hsueh, Rebecca Laszlo, Claude Lorenson, Prem Mehra, Mark Pohto, Sambit Samal, and Buck Woody Published: October 2009 Many companies are considering or have already implemented consolidation of computing resources, including…
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SQLAuthority News – Disk Partition Alignment Best Practices for SQL Server

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks, SQLAuthority News
Best Practices, SQL White Papers
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Disk Partition Alignment Best Practices for SQL Server Writers: Jimmy May, Denny Lee Contributors: Mike Ruthruff, Robert Smith, Bruce Worthington, Jeff Goldner, Mark Licata, Deborah Jones, Michael Thomassy, Michael Epprecht, Frank McBath, Joseph Sack, Matt Landers, Jason McKittrick, Linchi Shea, Juergen Thomas, Emily Wilson, John Otto, Brent Dowling Technical Reviewers:…
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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 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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