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ssms install error

SQL SERVER – SSMS Install Error 0x80070652 – Setup is Blocked Due to Another Install Currently running. Please Let the Other Install Complete and then Restart the Computer if Necessary

February 14, 2020
Pinal Dave
SQL
SQL Error Messages, SQL Server, SQL Server Installation, SQL Server Management Studio, SQL Setup, SSMS

I would share my experience with SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) install error – Setup is blocked due to another install currently running.

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Poor Indexing Strategies

SQL SERVER – Poor Indexing Strategies – 10 Don’ts for Indexes

February 13, 2020
Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
Clustered Index, SQL Index, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

The most questions were around section Poor Indexing Strategies and that lead me to write about 10 Don’ts for Indexes. Let us talk about it today.

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disableparametersniffing

SQL SERVER – Disable Parameter Sniffing with DISABLE_PARAMETER_SNIFFING Query Hint

February 12, 2020
Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
Parameter Sniffing, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Management Studio, SQL Stored Procedure, SSMS

Recently during the Health Check, I had a great conversation about how to disable Parameter Sniffing and DISABLE_PARAMETER_SNIFFING Query Hint.

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fast N

SQL SERVER – OPTION(FAST N) Hint and Performance

February 11, 2020
Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
Execution Plan, Query Hint, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

I have a very interesting situation while working with SQL Server 2019, which I had not faced before about OPTION(FAST N).

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slow performance

SQL SERVER – Top Reasons for Slow Performance

February 10, 2020
Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
Ad Hoc Query, Clustered Index, Disk, File Growth, Query Hint, SQL CPU, SQL DMV, SQL Function, SQL Index, SQL Memory, SQL Server, SQL Server Configuration, SQL Stored Procedure, SQL TempDB, SQL Utility

Yesterday, I had asked a very simple question on twitter about the top reasons for the slow performance. Let us discuss this topic today.

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dbcc reindex

What is the Replacement of DBCC DBREINDEX? – Interview Question of the Week #263

February 9, 2020
Pinal Dave
Personal
Maintenance Plan, SQL Index, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server DBCC

Question: What is the Replacement of DBCC DBREINDEX?

Answer: The answer to this question is very simple.

Here is the syntax:

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listener creation

SQL SERVER – Always On Listener Creation Failure – Enabling Object ProdListener Failed With Error 5

February 8, 2020
Pinal Dave
SQL
AlwaysOn, SQL Error Messages, SQL Server, SQL Server Cluster, Windows

I have written a few blogs where I explained a few issues about the failure of listener creation failure in a cluster. Let us learn about it.

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