Script to Check the Database Backup duration
Script to Check the Database Backup duration of entire instances
2014-03-19 (first published: 2014-02-25)
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Scripts
Script to Get the Database Restore history
Script to get the Database restore history details including with the files by which the database is restored.
2014-03-17 (first published: 2014-02-25)
1,312 reads
Script to Get the Backup History
Script to get the database backup history on SQL Server 2000/2005/2008
2014-03-14 (first published: 2014-02-25)
1,543 reads
2014-03-13 (first published: 2014-02-25)
1,110 reads
Calendar Table by Year
Populate a calendar table with user set interval start and end datetime values.
2014-03-11 (first published: 2014-02-21)
2,166 reads
Find Size of files used in Database
This script will help in identifying file size of primary file, log file and all partition files. This include free space available and space used for each file in a database.
2014-03-03 (first published: 2014-02-20)
1,261 reads
How much space could you get shrinking all databases
This is script is useful when you are short of space on a drive and you need to know how much space can you get shrinking your databases
2014-02-28 (first published: 2012-11-08)
2,776 reads
2014-02-27 (first published: 2014-02-11)
1,915 reads
Get the all the tables on the server which do not have Clustered index
Get the list of the tables on the server which dont have the clustered index.
2014-02-24 (first published: 2014-02-17)
1,385 reads
retrieve SSRS report schedule info through SQL
Grabs information about what reports in SSRS are scheduled, when are they due to be sent out, report parameters and any errors in the last run etc.
2014-02-21 (first published: 2010-08-18)
2,608 reads
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Symmetric Key Encryption
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The “Successful Login” Dilemma: Why Your Login Auditing Strategy Might Be Hurting Your Server
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Question of the Day
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