My article in SQL Server Magazine November 2007, Sharpen Your Skills, covered joins, groupings and data types. The article has moved, so the links are off.
SQL Server emergency? Email pinal@sqlauthority.com with URGENT in the subject line.
Preview Builds: What You May and May Not Do With Them
Preview Builds are useful for SQL Server evaluation when you check license terms, isolate test data, and plan for disposal instead of upgrade.
Onboarding a New DBA
Onboarding a new DBA starts with safe access, a server map, tested runbooks, and a first month of supervised operational tasks.
SQL SERVER – 2005 – Best Practices for SQL Server Health Check
Best practices for a SQL Server Health Check: run one every 6 to 12 months, document everything, and plan fixes afterward instead of fixing during the check.
SQL SERVER – Generate Script with Data from Database – Database Publishing Wizard
Need to copy data along with the schema? The Database Publishing Wizard scripts schema, data or both into one SQL file you can run on another server.
Comparing Server Settings Across Instances
Comparing server settings across SQL Server instances shows configured and live values, so you can judge which differences affect a workload.
SQLAuthority News – SQL Joke, SQL Humor, SQL Laugh – Database Dilbert
My favorite database Dilbert comic strip, and why the Pointy-Haired Boss feels so familiar to anyone who has explained databases at work.
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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.

