This is quick script to ascertain datafile headroom based on current size of the data in a file against the max size (which needs to be set for this to work!)
2017-05-02 (first published: 2017-04-19)
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A script to be used as part of development deployments where new databases are required, so as to provide standardisation.
2017-01-23 (first published: 2017-01-18)
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Log and report on table growth for trending, so you can track exactly which table(s) are your hotspots for growth.
2016-06-09 (first published: 2016-05-05)
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An enhanced version of a script originally posted by Robert Pearl some time ago. It now takes into account changes in the tabelresults for CHECKDB in latter versions of SQL Server.
2016-05-04 (first published: 2016-04-20)
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This procedure using OLE object calls to obtain server disk space values and writes them to a table. It then creates an HTML report based on the contents of the table and then , via a SQL Agent job, sends out colour coded emails relating to how much drive space is left... this is very handy!!!!
2016-03-16 (first published: 2016-02-25)
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This script should be created in the source instance of the database to be backed up and then restored in conjunction with that on the destination in Step 1.
2016-03-15 (first published: 2016-02-25)
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A great script that I wrote some time ago to allow the last database backup to be restored across a linked server to another server, after running a remote sproc on the destination to kill off any users on the receiving side.
2016-03-14 (first published: 2016-02-25)
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To show SQL Server and physical server details upon instance restart so that we have visibility of unexpected issues with servers and services.
2016-02-18 (first published: 2016-02-04)
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Enhanced version of Index Rebuilt Script originally written by Michelle Ufford, which now includes latest version updates and additional features.
2016-02-17 (first published: 2016-02-04)
1,900 reads
Generic SQL backup with Azure support allowing several, handy backup options.
2016-01-29 (first published: 2016-01-21)
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If I want to track historical data values, which mechanism should I use?
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