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The Ultimate Missing Index Finder

Reports stats on what the query optimizer records in the DMVs as missing indexes and what it says the cost savings will be if they were present. Can limit by table / schema name patterns.  Read more...
By Jesse Roberge 2013/01/07 | Source: SQLServerCentral.com | Category: indexing
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The Ultimate Index Usage Reporter

Reports index stats, index size+rows, member seek + include columns as two comma separated output columns, and index usage stats for one or more tables and/or schemas.  Read more...
By Jesse Roberge 2012/12/27 | Source: SQLServerCentral.com | Category: indexing
Rating: |  Discuss |   Briefcase | 7,228 reads

Search for a String in all Stored Procedures and beyond?

Search for String Occurence with this script in your stored procedures.  Read more...
By Mani Singh 2011/10/20 | Source: SQLServerCentral.com | Category: search
Rating: |  Discuss |   Briefcase | 4,723 reads

Verify a database backup using T-SQL

A script to verify a database backup using T-SQL code  Read more...
By Nakul Vachhrajani 2011/07/11 | Source: SQLServerCentral.com | Category: administration
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Backup all Filegroups

A short script to backup all filegroups, for those who utilise filegroups within a database.  Read more...
By Richard Doering 2011/06/29 | Source: SQLServerCentral.com | Category: t-sql
Rating: |  Discuss |   Briefcase | 1,125 reads

Parameterization Settings

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By Steve Jones 2011/05/24 | Category: t-sql
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Making a more reliable and flexible sp_MSforeachdb

While the system procedure sp_MSforeachdb is neither documented nor officially supported, most SQL Server professionals have used it at one time or another. This is typically for ad hoc maintenance tasks, but many people (myself included) have used this type of looping activity in permanent routines. Sadly, I have discovered instances where, under heavy load and/or with a large number of databases, the procedure can actually skip multiple catalogs with no error or warning message. Since this situation is not easily reproducible, and since Microsoft typically has no interest in fixing unsupported objects, this may be happening in your environment right now  Read more...
By Additional Articles 2011/01/18 | Source: MSSQLTips.com | Category: administration
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Linked Server Connectivity Test

A short procedure for your tools database. Use it to test connectivity to linked servers.  Read more...
By Richard Doering 2010/12/28 | Source: SQLServerCentral.com | Category: t-sql
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Backup all Filegroups

A short script to backup all filegroups, for those who utilise filegroups within a database.  Read more...
By Richard Doering 2011/06/29 | Source: SQLServerCentral.com | Category: t-sql
Rating: |  Discuss |   Briefcase | 1,125 reads

The Ultimate Running Requests Reporter

Reports all running requests along with the request's identifying information (SPID, login etc), current resource consumption, query batch text, statement text, and XML query plan.  Read more...
By Jesse Roberge 2010/05/24 | Source: SQLServerCentral.com | Category: t-sql
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Linked Server Connectivity Test

A short procedure for your tools database. Use it to test connectivity to linked servers.  Read more...
By Richard Doering 2010/12/28 | Source: SQLServerCentral.com | Category: t-sql
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EXECute SQL Commands over entire sets of parameters!

A super-powered EXEC on steroids, the Power Tool every DBA wants for Christmas.  Read more...
By RBarry Young 2010/03/16 | Source: SQLServerCentral.com | Category: administration
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Wait for Mirror treshold

This procedure checks if a mirror treshold exists and wait until this treshold is cleared or after a specified time.  Read more...
By Wilfred van Dijk 2009/11/10 | Source: SQLServerCentral.com | Category: administration
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Just For Fun: An Impossible Delete

How can you delete only some duplicates? Without Identity's, Temp tables, Cursors, loops or ROW_NUMBER()? Would you believe, go back to the 70's?  Read more...
By RBarry Young 2009/10/30 (first published: 2008/08/05) | Source: SQLServerCentral.com | Category: t-sql
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The Ultimate Running Requests Reporter

Reports all running requests along with the request's identifying information (SPID, login etc), current resource consumption, query batch text, statement text, and XML query plan.  Read more...
By Jesse Roberge 2010/05/24 | Source: SQLServerCentral.com | Category: t-sql
Rating: |  Discuss |   Briefcase | 4,436 reads

The Ultimate Connection Summarizer and Trouble Finder

Reports summaries, in 3 levels of detail, connections, running requests, open transactions + cursors, and blocking. Provides query text + plan for the piggiest running request of each group.  Read more...
By Jesse Roberge 2009/10/22 | Source: SQLServerCentral.com | Category: lock and connection management
Rating: |  Discuss |   Briefcase | 5,573 reads

The Ultimate Table Searcher Mk2

Searches for tables who's names contain the search string. Gives Aggregate Size, Rows, Index, and Column information as well.  Read more...
By Jesse Roberge 2009/10/20 | Source: SQLServerCentral.com | Category: administration
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The Ultimate Column Searcher

Searches for columns with names containing @Colname that belong to tables with names containing @TableName or schemas with names containing @SchemaName. Gives size and rowcount for tables.  Read more...
By Jesse Roberge 2009/10/16 | Source: SQLServerCentral.com | Category: administration
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The Ultimate Index-Less Foreign-Key Finder

Searches for foreign key constraints that don't have fully matching indexes. The best partial matching indexes are outputted with MatchCounts and column comparisons.  Read more...
By Jesse Roberge 2009/10/15 | Source: SQLServerCentral.com | Category: administration
Rating: |  Discuss |   Briefcase | 1,259 reads

The Ultimate Table Searcher

Searches for tables who's names contain the search string. Gives Size and Rows information as well.  Read more...
By Jesse Roberge 2009/10/14 | Source: SQLServerCentral.com | Category: administration
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