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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 – Explanation and Script for Online Index Operations – Create, Rebuild, Drop

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Performance, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Index, SQL Scripts, SQL Server DBCC
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SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition supports online index operations. Index operations are creating, rebuilding and dropping indexes. The question which I receive quite often – what is online operation? Is online operation is related to web, internet or local network? Online operation means when online operations are happening the database…
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SQL SERVER – 2005 – Difference and Similarity Between NEWSEQUENTIALID() and NEWID()

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Error Messages, SQL Scripts
15 Comments
NEWSEQUENTIALID() and NEWID() both generates the GUID of datatype of uniqueidentifier. NEWID() generates the GUID in random order whereas NEWSEQUENTIALID() generates the GUID in sequential order. Let us see example first demonstrating both of the function. USE AdventureWorks; GO ----Create Test Table for with default columns values CREATE TABLE TestTable…
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SQL SERVER – Insert Data From One Table to Another Table – INSERT INTO SELECT – SELECT INTO TABLE

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Performance, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Scripts, SQL Stored Procedure
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Following three questions are many times asked on this blog. How to insert data from one table to another table efficiently? How to insert data from one table using where condition to another table? How can I stop using cursor to move data from one table to another table? There…
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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.

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