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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 – Automated Index Defragmentation Script

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Performance, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks
Best Practices, Database, SQL Index, SQL Scripts
16 Comments
Index Defragmentation is one of the key processes to significantly improve performance of any database. Index fragments occur when any transaction takes place in database table.  Fragmentation typically happens owing to insert, update and delete transactions. Having said that, fragmented data can produce unnecessary reads thereby reducing performance of heavy…
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SQLAuthority News – Launch of Gandhinagar SQL Server User Group

Pinal Dave
Personal, SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks, SQLAuthority News
Database, DigiCorp, MVP, SQL User Group, SQLAuthority Author Visit
6 Comments
Gandhinagar SQL Server User Group launch event was held on March 27, 2009. This successful, well-attended event received very positive and warm community response. This launch event, unexpectedly, saw over 50 database enthusiasts participating. It was really a moment of pleasant surprise when we ran out of chairs. The otherwise…
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SQL SERVER – Very Powerful and Feature-Rich Backup, Zip and FTP Utility SQLBackupAndFTP

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks
Database, SQL Backup and Restore, SQL Data Storage, SQL Utility
40 Comments
It goes without saying that Database Backup is the most important task for any Database Administrator (DBA). Naturally, large organizations always have a team of DBAs who execute Database Backup tasks. No matter how big or small an organization is, the importance of database backup remains the same across the…
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SQL SERVER – Reseed Identity of Table – Table Missing Identity Values – Gap in Identity Column

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Identity, SQL Index, SQL Scripts, SQL Server DBCC, SQL System Table
40 Comments
Some time ago I was helping one of my Junior Developers who presented me with an interesting situation. He had a table with Identity Column. Because of some reasons he was compelled to delete few rows from the table. On inserting new rows in the table he noticed that the…
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SQL SERVER – IntelliSense Does Not Work – Enable IntelliSense

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Error Messages, SQL Server, SQL Server Management Studio, SQL Utility, SSMS
165 Comments

While I was working with SQL Server 2008 IntelliSense, I realized that it was not functioning as I expected. Even after I had enabled IntelliSense it was still not opening any suggestions at all. After a while, I figured out some vital information regarding how to make sure IntelliSense smoothly works all the time without you giving any trouble. Let us learn how we can Enable IntelliSense.

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SQLAuthority News – Top 10 Strategic Technologies for 2009

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks, SQLAuthority News
Best Practices, Software Development, SQL Download
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Gartner, Inc. analysts highlighted the top 10 technologies and trends that will be strategic for most organizations. Factors that denote significant impact include a high potential for disruption to IT or the business, the need for a major dollar investment, or the risk of being late to adopt. The top…
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SQL SERVER – Fix : Error : Msg 2714, Level 16, State 6 – There is already an object named ‘#temp’ in the database

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Error Messages, SQL Scripts, SQL TempDB
38 Comments
Recently, one of my regular blog readers emailed me with a question concerning the following error: Msg 2714, Level 16, State 6, Line 4 There is already an object named ‘#temp’ in the database. This reader has been encountering the above-mentioned error, and he is curious to know the reason…
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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 88 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).

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.