2018-04-20
SQL server database size, location and volume info
For one of my clients, I needed to know and document not only database names, size and locations but also...
2018-04-19
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Generate SQL script to extract user permissions from a SQL database
When you restore a database, it will also restore all permissions along with it. But what if you are restoring...
2018-04-19
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How to check whether and when sql index statistics were updated last time?
I was working for a client on their very critical and heavily used database. The application was an E-commerce website...
2018-04-19
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How to start SQL Server job using TSQL and wait for it to complete?
If you ever had a need to start a SQL job using sp_start_job stored procedure in msdb then you know...
2018-04-19
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The Prompt Actions Menu
A quick post on SQL Prompt here. Someone is asking about the Prompt Actions menu. This is the menu that...
2018-04-19
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Overview of SQL Server Backup Types
SQL Server backups, in itself, is a vast subject; so vast, there are multiple books written about them. In this...
2018-04-19
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Bring Your Own Key to Azure SQL Database TDE
I have previously written about using Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) with Azure Key Vaule as a great way to store...
2018-04-30 (first published: 2018-04-19)
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Power BI Custom Visuals Class (Module 99 – Drill-Down Donut Chart
In this module you will learn how to use the Drill-Down Donut Chart. The Drill-Down Donut Chart allows you to...
2018-05-01 (first published: 2018-04-19)
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Finding Untrusted Foreign Keys and Constraints
In the previous blog, we discussed the Foreign Keys Constraints and how the CHECK Constraints are useful to verify the...
2018-04-30 (first published: 2018-04-19)
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STRING_AGG DISTINCT
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In-place OS upgrade or migration to new OS?
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Never is Not the Policy
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Question of the Day
Rebuilding All Indexes
I have added a few indexes to one of my tables in SQL Server 2025:
ALTER TABLE dbo.CustomerContact
ADD CONSTRAINT PK_CustomerContact
PRIMARY KEY (CustomerID);
-- Create index on CustomerEmail
CREATE INDEX IX_CustomerContact_CustomerEmail
ON dbo.CustomerContact (CustomerEmail);
CREATE INDEX IX_CustomerContact_CustomerPhone
ON dbo.CustomerContact (phone);
I then do this to disable one index:
alter index IX_CustomerContact_CustomerPhone on dbo.CustomerContact disableI see this when I check the index status:
I decide to rebuild all indexes with this command:
ALTER INDEX ALL ON dbo.CustomerContact rebuildAfter I do this, what will I see for the index status? See possible answers