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11tips

11 Essential Tips for Avoiding Common SQL Server Performance Tuning Mistakes

February 1, 2023
Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
Data Type, Normalization, Software Development, SQL Backup, SQL Cursor, SQL Data Storage, SQL Index, SQL Server, SQL Server Security, SQL Statistics, Temp Table

This blog post will cover 11 tips for avoiding common SQL server mistakes. From indexing to security, these tips will help you optimize your database’s performance.

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ideracompliance

Achieving Airtight SQL Server Security and Compliance with Confidence

January 25, 2023
Pinal Dave
SQLAuthority News
Idera, SQL Server

In this blog, we’ll discuss various aspects of achieving airtight security and compliance in your SQL Server environment with confidence.

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shrinklog

SQL SERVER – Reasons – Not Able to Shrink the Transaction Log

August 24, 2022
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Shrinking Database, SQL Log, SQL Server, System Database

Recently during consulting engagement Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check, my client asked if I knew why they could not shrink the transaction log.

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File Latency

SQL SERVER – Script to List Database File Latency

June 7, 2022
Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
Disk, SQL DMV, SQL IO, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

Today, we will see a very interesting script to list database file latency. I use this script quite often in my Performance Health Check.

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Indexing for Delete

Indexing for Delete – SQL in Sixty Seconds #197

May 13, 2022
Pinal Dave
SQL Video
SQL Index, SQL Performance, SQL Server

Today, we will see another interesting topic where the index affects the delete statement. Let us start watching the video Indexing for Delete. 

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Find Owner

SQL SERVER – Find Owner of Database – Change Owner of Database

May 3, 2022
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Security

As there was no owner, it was not possible to open that database in the SSMS. We had to find Owner of the Database and change it later on. 

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Compressed Backup and Performance – SQL in Sixty Seconds #196

April 12, 2022
Pinal Dave
SQL Video
SQL Backup, SQL in Sixty Seconds, SQL Restore, SQL Server

I was recently asked if I have a handy script that can help us take compressed backup and uncompressed backup. Backup and Performance

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