SQL Server Performance Tuning Expert - SQL Authority with Pinal Dave

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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Mar19

SQL SERVER – Add Column With Default Column Constraint to Table

Pinal Dave

SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Coding Standards, SQL Constraint and Keys, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

Just a day ago while working with database Jr. Developer asked me question how to add column along with column constraint. He also wanted to specify the name of the constraint. The newly added column should not allow NULL value. He requested my help as he thought he might have to write many lines to achieve what was requested.

Mar18

SQL SERVER – 2005 – Analysis Services Query Performance Top 10 Best Practices

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Performance, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

Best Practices, Database, SQL Documentation

Analysis Services Query Performance Top 10 Best Practices Optimize cube and measure group design Define effective aggregations Use partitions Write efficient MDX Use the query engine cache efficiently Ensure flexible aggregations are available to answer queries. Tune memory usage Tune processor usage Scale up where possible Scale out when you…

Mar17

SQLAuthority News – Download White Papers – Migration from MySQL, Oracle, Sybase, or Microsoft Access to Microsoft SQL Server

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

Database, SQL Download, SQL White Papers

Note : Download White Papers by Microsoft Guide to Migrating from MySQL to SQL Server 2005 This migration guide explains the differences between the MySQL and SQL Server 2005 database platforms, and the steps necessary to convert a MySQL database to SQL Server. Guide to Migrating from Oracle to SQL…

Mar16

SQL SERVER – 2005 – Retrieve Any User Defined Object Details Using sys objects Database

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Function, SQL Scripts, SQL System Table, SQL Utility

sys.objects object catalog view contains a row for each user-defined, schema-scoped object that is created within a database. You can retrieve any user defined object details by querying sys.objects database. Let us see one example of sys.objects database usage. You can run following query to retrieve all the information regarding…

Mar15

SQL SERVER – 2005 – Retrieve Processes Using Specified Database

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Scripts, SQL System Table

Blog Reader Jim Sz posted quick but very interesting script. If user want to know how many processes are there in any particular database it can be retrieved querying sys.processes database. USE master GO DECLARE @dbid INT SELECT @dbid = dbid FROM sys.sysdatabases WHERE name = 'AdventureWorks' IF EXISTS (SELECT…

Mar14

SQL SERVER – 2005 – What is CLR?

Pinal Dave

SQL

CLR, SQL Function, SQL Server, SQL Utility

CLR is Common Language Runtime.

Here is the diagram which explains the architecture of the CLR.

Mar13

SQL SERVER – FIX : Error : 3702 Cannot drop database because it is currently in use – Part 2

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Error Messages, SQL Scripts

Following error is very generic error and I have previously written SQL SERVER – FIX : Error : 3702 Cannot drop database because it is currently in use. Msg 3702, Level 16, State 3, Line 2 Cannot drop database “DataBaseName” because it is currently in use. One of the reader…

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 100 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.

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