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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 – Observation – Effect of Clustered Index over Nonclustered Index

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Performance, SQL Puzzle, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Constraint and Keys, SQL Index, SQL Scripts
9 Comments
Today I came across very interesting observation while I was working on query optimization. Let us run the example first. Make sure to to enable Execution Plan (Using CTRL + M) before running comparison queries. USE [AdventureWorks] GO /* */ CREATE TABLE [dbo].[MyTable]( [ID] [int] NOT NULL, [First] [nchar](10) NULL,…
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SQLAuthority News – Download Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Books Online (January 2009)

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks, SQLAuthority News
Database, SQL Download
2 Comments
SQL Server 2008, the latest release of Microsoft SQL Server, provides a comprehensive data platform. Books Online is the primary documentation for SQL Server 2008. Books Online includes the following types of information: Setup and upgrade instructions. Information about new features and backward compatibility. Conceptual descriptions of the technologies and…
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SQL SERVER – FIX : ERROR : Msg 5834, Level 16, State 1, Line 1 The affinity mask specified conflicts with the IO affinity mask specified. Use the override option to force this configuration

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Performance, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Error Messages, SQL Index, SQL Scripts, SQL Stored Procedure
2 Comments
Yesterday I came across following error while enabling fill factor for my database server, when I was trying to write article SQL SERVER – 2008 – 2005 – Rebuild Every Index of All Tables of Database – Rebuild Index with FillFactor. I ran following T-SQL script and it gave me…
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SQL SERVER – 2008 – 2005 – Rebuild Every Index of All Tables of Database – Rebuild Index with FillFactor

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Performance, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks, SQLAuthority News
SQL Cursor, SQL Index, SQL Scripts
45 Comments
I just wrote down following script very quickly for one of the project which I am working on. The requirement of the project was that every index existed in database should be rebuilt with fillfactor of  80. One common question I receive why fillfactor 80, answer is I just think…
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SQLAuthority News – Microsoft Certification Exam – Discount Code – Free Second Chance – MCTS, MCITP, MCPD

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks
Microsoft Certifications, MVP
11 Comments
Please note down this important code or share with your colleagues who are keen to take Microsoft Certification Exam. This unique code is only available through Microsoft MVP’s and only published here to help community and no other intention. In this challenging economic climate, upgrading your IT skills becomes crucial…
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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).

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