Pinal Dave

I am SQL Server Performance Tuning Expert at @SQLAuthority

[Pinal Dave @pinaldave]

SQL Server is changing.
AI is changing how we work with data.
I explore both.

Here you will find:
🛢️ SQL Server performance tips
⚡ Query tuning and troubleshooting
🤖 AI ideas for DBAs and data professionals

Real examples. Real scripts. No fluff.
Follow if you enjoy practical database learning.

[Pinal Dave @pinaldave]

We talk about AI with a lot of familiar phrases.

"We need to be an AI-first company."
"It is not about the AI, it is about the data."
"AI will augment, not replace, human workers."
"Every company is an AI company now."

These lines show up in strategy decks, product meetings, investor updates, and hallway conversations. Some are useful. Some are vague. Some are doing a lot of work to make uncertainty sound confident.

I turned 10 common AI cliches into a set of office comedy illustrations, each one staged as a different genre scene: space opera, spy thriller, courtroom drama, western frontier, fantasy quest, and more.

The goal was simple: make the language feel visible.

AI is changing real work, but the words we use to explain it matter too. Clear language helps teams make better decisions. Cliches can make complicated shifts feel easier, but they can also hide what is actually changing.

Which AI phrase do you hear most often at work?

https://t.co/orV11mzYIS

#AI #WorkplaceAI #ArtificialIntelligence #BusinessStrategy #FutureOfWork #Illustration

[Pinal Dave @pinaldave]

A bit hard to read essay - your thoughts are welcome.

Enterprise AI’s Hidden Problem Is Organizational Amnesia

The first time an enterprise AI system gives a wrong answer, people usually blame the model. Let us talk Enterprise AI’s Hidden Problem Is Organizational Amnesia in detail.

AI does not fail only when it forgets. It also fails when the company remembers badly. https://t.co/hRj0y0N8R6

[Pinal Dave @pinaldave]

This is a hard-to-read essay, so no need to read it if you find it difficult. Leave it there.

It is not a quick AI hype post. It is about a deeper enterprise problem: companies do not just struggle with AI because models fail. They struggle because their own memory is scattered across documents, dashboards, people, permissions, old rules, and hidden exceptions.

A model can sound confident, but without trusted context it is still only a polished guess.

If you read it, leave a comment. If you do not read it, that is perfectly fine too.

Some essays are for the few people who enjoy enterprise pain with coffee.

https://t.co/hRj0y0N8R6

[Pinal Dave @pinaldave]

The cartoon says it better than a long presentation.

AI is not walking into your office, taking your badge, and sitting in your chair.

The real change is quieter.

Someone on your team is already using AI to write faster, summarize better, learn quicker, analyze deeper, and move from idea to execution before the second coffee.

That is the real shift.

AI may not take your job.

But someone using AI well may become much harder to ignore.

The real risk is not AI.

The real risk is ignoring it.

#AI #ChatGPT #FutureOfWork #Productivity #CareerGrowth #Technology #Workplace

[Pinal Dave @pinaldave]

A 16-year-old asked the question every technologist should fear:

“Why does every app feel temporary?”

AI can build disposable apps in seconds. But are we also learning to treat patience, presence, and people as disposable?

https://t.co/oMQRUe4ds1

#AI #GenAI #DigitalWellbeing

[Pinal Dave @pinaldave]

Tomorrow at **Techorama Belgium**:

SQL Server Performance Survival Kit for the AI Era

Performance tuning. Real-world troubleshooting. AI-era thinking.

Miss this tomorrow, and you may miss the workshop everyone talks about.

https://t.co/swWRPDCNZN

#SQLServer #Techorama #AI #PerformanceTuning

[Pinal Dave @pinaldave]

Final Call!

If you have signed up for the Techorama and have yet not decided which workshop to attend - here is the one I am attending.

https://t.co/xxlSoWAM6D

Lots of fun and learn moments promised!

@TechoramaBE

[Pinal Dave @pinaldave]

Every slow query leaves clues.

Sometimes it is blocking.
Sometimes it is high CPU.
Sometimes it is wait stats quietly waving from the corner.
Sometimes it is a poor execution plan doing “creative work” in production. 🙂

That is why performance tuning is not just about fixing one query. It is about following the evidence, reading the plan, asking better questions, and understanding what SQL Server is really trying to do.

I am excited to present:
SQL Server Performance Survival Kit for the AI Era
May 11
Workshop • Techorama Belgium

In this workshop, we will explore practical ways to identify performance problems, analyze execution plans, understand wait stats, and use AI-driven insights without losing the human judgment that real production systems still need.

Follow the clues. Fix the performance.

See you at Techorama Belgium.
#SQLServer #PerformanceTuning #QueryTuning #ExecutionPlans #WaitStats #AI #DatabasePerformance #Techorama #PinalDave

[Pinal Dave @pinaldave]

This is going to be super fun!

[IDERA @Idera_Software]

Tomorrow at 10 AM CDT.

@pinaldave on real world SQL Server tuning with AI.
Execution plans, tuning patterns, and where AI gets it wrong.

Register → https://t.co/mCzegvWCJb

#SQLServer #DBA

[Pinal Dave @pinaldave]

Dear @heydigit good job. Your support team is very quick and responsive on email.

[Pinal Dave @pinaldave]

PRESS START TO SURVIVE 🎮

Slow queries. Blocking. Deadlocks. High CPU. Wait stats. Bad plans.

Every SQL Server professional has faced this game before. The only difference is that in production, there is no reset button. 😄

That is exactly why I am excited for my workshop:

SQL Server Performance Survival Kit for the AI Era - May 11
Workshop • @TechoramaBE Belgium

We will talk about real-world SQL Server performance problems, practical tuning methods, execution plans, Query Store, troubleshooting patterns, and how AI can help us work faster without replacing the experience that comes from years in the field.

AI can assist.
Good judgment still wins the game.

Looking forward to seeing many of you there.

https://t.co/swWRPDCNZN

#SQLServer #PerformanceTuning #DatabasePerformance #AI #DBA #Techorama #TechoramaBelgium

[Pinal Dave @pinaldave]

The royal court is ready. 👑

I am excited to be at @TechoramaBE Belgium on May 11 for my full-day workshop:

SQL Server Performance Survival Kit for the AI Era

This one is not about theory or pretty slides. It is about the work many of us face every day: slow queries, bad execution plans, missing indexes, confusing waits, blocking, deadlocks, high CPU, and that magical moment when someone says, “Can you just quickly check the database?”

We will make it practical, hands-on, and real-world.

The AI era is here, but performance tuning still needs human judgment, patience, and experience.

Looking forward to seeing everyone in Belgium.

https://t.co/swWRPDCNZN

#SQLServer #PerformanceTuning #Database #AI #Techorama #DataPlatform

[Pinal Dave @pinaldave]

It is great to see @OpenAI supporting many more currencies for subscriptions. This is a helpful and thoughtful step for users around the world.

One small suggestion: changing the billing currency still seems to require canceling the current subscription and subscribing again.

Maybe there is a simpler way I missed, but it would be wonderful if this could become a smoother experience.

Would love your thoughts, @sama.

[Pinal Dave @pinaldave]

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[Pinal Dave @pinaldave]

Sometimes the best way to explain a serious workshop is with crayons, scribbles, and pure childhood confidence. 🎨

On May 11, I’ll be at @TechoramaBE Belgium with:

SQL Server Performance Survival Kit for the AI Era

The topic is serious: SQL Server performance, execution plans, Query Store, tuning, troubleshooting, and what changes when AI enters the room.

A joyful reminder that learning can still be fun.
See you there.

#Techorama #SQLServer #SQLAuthority #DatabasePerformance #QueryStore #AI #DataEngineering

[Pinal Dave @pinaldave]

On May 11, I’ll be at @TechoramaBE Belgium with my workshop:

SQL Server Performance Survival Kit for the AI Era

We’ll talk about the performance problems that still hurt in real systems, including slow queries, execution plans, indexing mistakes, wait stats, Query Store, and the new pressure AI is bringing into the database world.

AI can help.

But when performance breaks, experience still matters.

No dancing backup servers planned. Probably.

#Techorama #SQLServer #SQLAuthority #DatabasePerformance #QueryStore #AI #DataEngineering

[Pinal Dave @pinaldave]

At @TechoramaBE 2026, I am bringing SQL Server Performance Survival Kit for the AI Era to Antwerp.

This is a full-day, hands-on workshop. No slide marathon. No theory fog. We will work directly inside SQL Server with slow queries, execution plans, indexes, locking, wait stats, parallelism, and practical GenAI use cases.

The goal is simple: learn the performance tuning skills that still matter when AI is everywhere.

And yes, when AI gives you 900 recommendations, we will still check the execution plan first. 😊

📅 Date: Monday, May 11, 2026

📍 Location: Kinepolis Antwerp, Belgium

🔗 Workshop link: https://t.co/swWRPDDlPl

#Techorama #SQLServer #PerformanceTuning #AI #Data #Database

[Pinal Dave @pinaldave]

How do we connect today’s SQL Server to tomorrow’s AI?

I need your help.

On 11 May 2026, I am leading SQL Server Performance Survival Kit for the AI Era at Techorama in Antwerp, Belgium.

I want this workshop to be practical, honest, and useful for people who deal with real production pressure.

AI is changing how we troubleshoot, tune, and learn, but SQL Server performance problems are not going away.

Slow queries. Bad indexes. Blocking. Waits. Query Store. Execution plans. Memory pressure. Panic at 2 AM. Very peaceful, obviously.

This workshop is designed around real demos, hands-on practice, and the human performance tuning skills that still matter in the AI era.

What would you like me to include?

Your feedback will directly help shape the workshop.

Join me at Techorama. @TechoramaBE