Pinal Dave is an SQL Server Performance Tuning Expert and independent consultant with over 17 years of hands-on experience. He holds a Masters of Science degree and numerous database certifications. Pinal has authored 13 SQL Server database books and 40 Pluralsight courses. To freely share his knowledge and help others build their expertise, Pinal has also written more than 5,500 database tech articles on his blog at https://blog.sqlauthority.com.