Get the time in Hour:Minute Format, or just the date, from a DATETIME with CONVERT styles 108 and 101, or with the TIME and DATE types in SQL Server 2008.
SQL Server emergency? Email pinal@sqlauthority.com with URGENT in the subject line.
SQL SERVER – Get a List of Fixed Hard Drive and Free Space on Server
No OS access? Run xp_fixeddrives from Management Studio to list each fixed hard drive with its free space, then plan where TempDB and indexes go.
SQL SERVER – Forgot the Password of Username SA
Forgot the password of username SA? Resetting it is easy when another sysadmin login or a Windows admin account can get in. Here are your options.
SQLAuthority News – Author Visit – Virtual Tech Days August 2009
My notes from Microsoft Virtual Tech Days August 2009, where I presented two sessions, and how presenting online differs from a user group.
SQL SERVER – Introduction to SQL Server 2008 Profiler – Complete
A complete introduction to SQL Server 2008 Profiler: creating, watching, storing and replaying traces, and whether to run it on a production server.
SQLAuthority News – Proposed eGov Standards Policy – Benefit for All or Only A Chosen Few
Does India’s proposed eGov Standards Policy help everyone or only a chosen few? My thoughts on why a single mandated standard can shut out Indian ISVs.
Monitoring With What You Already Have
Build useful SQL Server alerts with Agent, operators, failed-job notifications, and a review routine that verifies the whole delivery path.
SQL Server slow? Let's fix it together in about four hours.
In my Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check, you share your screen, I guide you, and we fix your biggest performance troublemakers. No passwords. No remote access.
You keep every script, and the know-how to fix it yourself next time.
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Who We Are
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 19 books and 120 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 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.
Shaivi Pinalkumar Dave is a book author and a women’s artistic gymnast.

