2015-09-22 (first published: 2012-10-01)
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Scripts
SQL Server CPU Usage History Histogram
Returns a summary of CPU usage by SQL Server over the last 4 hours (default).
Using the sample values collected in the dm_os_ring_buffers dmv, this query will show CPU usage by the SQL Server process for the last for hours even if you have no other benchmarking activities in place on your server yet.
2015-09-18 (first published: 2014-05-14)
5,581 reads
SQL Job Timeline (Graphical)
This script generates a graphical timeline of all SQL jobs with a variable zoom level
2015-09-17 (first published: 2013-01-14)
6,701 reads
Reindex Procedure with a Twist (or two) the SQL
A 2012 update to "Reindex Procedure with a Twist (or two)":
2015-09-15 (first published: 2014-05-16)
4,410 reads
Get database size, used space, free space
Gets the size, amount of space used & unused, owner and modify date for all databases in a Sql instance.
2015-09-14 (first published: 2014-04-22)
4,453 reads
Deleting Duplicate Records
In Datawarehousing, a normal scenario is eleminating duplicate records/rows or deleting duplicate records, here's the solution.
2015-09-11 (first published: 2012-10-31)
5,034 reads
2015-09-10 (first published: 2014-05-08)
4,860 reads
Physical Server or a Virtual Machine?
Simple T-SQL Script to know whether your SQL Server is running on a Physical box or a VM.
Note: This Script works only on 2008R2 SP1 and above.
2015-09-09 (first published: 2014-05-22)
4,805 reads
Create MERGE statements with data!
A script to create MERGE statements with data for specific tables.
2015-09-03 (first published: 2014-05-19)
5,188 reads
SQL Server Performance Base Line Script
Performance Base Line Report from SQL Server DMVs and Perfmon counters
2015-09-02 (first published: 2013-02-04)
17,166 reads
Blogs
Claude finds two cryptographic weaknesses (but the sky isn’t falling)
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Generate Embeddings in SQL with Aurora and Bedrock
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Resolving SQL Server Transaction Log Issues Efficiently
By Arun Sirpal
Transaction log issues are one of the quietest ways a healthy database turns into...
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Symmetric Key Encryption
If I run this statement in SQL Server 2025, how is the password encrypted?
CREATE SYMMETRIC KEY MySymmetricKey WITH ALGORITHM = AES_256, KEY_SOURCE = 'My secret key source passphrase', IDENTITY_VALUE = 'My secret identity value' ENCRYPTION BY PASSWORD = 'S&perS#cretP@ssword7'; GOSee possible answers