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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.

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SQL SERVER – 2005 – Find Database Collation Using T-SQL and SSMS – Part 2

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Scripts, SQL System Table
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Previously I have written two different ways to find database collation SQL SERVER – 2005 – Find Database Collation Using T-SQL and SSMS. One of blog reader jwwishart has posted another method for doing the same. SELECT collation_name FROM sys.databases WHERE name = 'AdventureWorks' Reference : Pinal Dave (https://blog.sqlauthority.com)
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SQL SERVER – 2005 – Connection Strings For .NET

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Utility
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SQL Native Client ODBC Driver Standard security Driver={SQL Native Client};Server=myServerAddress;Database=myDataBase; Uid=myUsername;Pwd=myPassword; Trusted Connection Driver={SQL Native Client};Server=myServerAddress;Database=myDataBase; Trusted_Connection=yes; Connecting to an SQL Server instance Driver={SQL Native Client};Server=myServerName\theInstanceName;Database=myDataBase; Trusted_Connection=yes; SQL Native Client OLE DB Provider Standard security Provider=SQLNCLI;Server=myServerAddress;Database=myDataBase; Uid=myUsername;Pwd=myPassword; Trusted connection Provider=SQLNCLI;Server=myServerAddress;Database=myDataBase; Trusted_Connection=yes; Connecting to an SQL Server instance Provider=SQLNCLI;Server=myServerName\theInstanceName;Database=myDataBase; Trusted_Connection=yes; SqlConnection…
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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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