Check FileSize and LogUsage for all DBs
This script provide informations about SQL DBs files size and Log usage.
This little script use os_performance_counters
2015-12-14 (first published: 2015-12-03)
1,522 reads
This script provide informations about SQL DBs files size and Log usage.
This little script use os_performance_counters
2015-12-14 (first published: 2015-12-03)
1,522 reads
When you’re reading from a log shipped secondary, you want the duration of restores to be as short as possible. The sproc provided switches the restores to “NORECOVERY” mode, and then switch back to “STANDBY” at the end of the process.
2015-12-11 (first published: 2015-11-23)
3,188 reads
This will log output of estimate compression for both PAGE and ROW for all tables and indexes
2015-12-10 (first published: 2015-11-20)
2,567 reads
Easy way to get the TLOg space Usage details
2015-12-07 (first published: 2015-11-19)
1,425 reads
This script will check the status of the node in Always On and enable or disable the jobs according to our requirement.
2015-12-02 (first published: 2015-11-18)
1,652 reads
SQL SERVER Includes a Hashbytes function, however it's limited to VARCHAR(8000). This can cause a problem when trying to build hashes over wide datasets.
Solution
Expose the C# Hashbytes function using CLR
2015-12-01 (first published: 2015-11-06)
978 reads
2015-11-26 (first published: 2015-11-02)
9,386 reads
Scripts used to validate the backups information as below
1) Database Backups for all databases For Previous Week
2) Most Recent Database Backup for Each Database
3) Most Recent Database Backup for Each Database - Detailed
4) Databases Missing a Back-Up Within Past 24 Hours
2015-11-25 (first published: 2015-11-03)
1,812 reads
Find Tables with identity, which should have PK with 1 column but have a PK which is clustered but has multiple columns.
2015-11-24 (first published: 2015-11-04)
967 reads
Find Tables with identity, which should have PK with 1 column but have a PK with multiple columns or where the unique identity is contained in other indexes.
2015-11-24 (first published: 2015-11-04)
183 reads
By Brian Kelley
During COVID, I attended training on software/enterprise architecture given by Mark Richards. One of...
For me, the objective is straightforward: have a backup strategy that is reliable, understandable,...
By DesertDBA
Note: This post is the invitation for T-SQL Tuesday #204 on November 3rd, 2026....
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On SQL Server 2025, I run this code as a sysadmin:
CREATE LOGIN Demo WITH PASSWORD = 'Demo1234567' GO ALTER SERVER ROLE ##MS_DatabaseConnector## ADD MEMBER Demo GOI then login as Demo and run this:
USE sandbox go SELECT CURRENT_USERWhat is returned? See possible answers