If you do a df , and you compare those values with du , it is possible that the values don't match. There are multiple reasons why this can happen, and one of those reasons is that files were…

The code below will list the transactions on the instance, and it will also include the size of the log which is used for that transaction. The output is ordered by log size. Select transaction_id,…

You can use the default trace in SQL Server in order to track CREATE/DELETE/ALTER DDL operations. The T-SQL code below will show the CREATE/DELETE/ALTER DDL operations visible in the default trace.…

Backups/restores can take a lot of time, but while they are running, you want to see the progress. By executing the handy T-SQL code below, you can see the progress of the backups/restores on your…

If you copy (backup/restore) a database from system A to system B, it is possible that the SQL users won't be able to login, and this is because the GUID/SID of the users on system A doesn't match…

Not all SQL scripts should be short ;) The T-SQL code below will list the SQL Agent job history. SET NOCOUNT ON --Checking for SQL Server verion IF…

SQL Server is of course caching data in order to minimize access to disks. Sometimes you want to clear that memory, for testing purposes for example. You can use DBCC commands in order to clear the…

When you are looking for the creation date/time of certain tables, you can easily find that in the sys.tables. You can use the code below to list all tables and the creation date of those tables.…

Sometimes you need to know when a SQL login was created. The SQL code below will list the SQL logins, when they were created, and whether they are enabled or disabled. SELECT 'Server[@Name=' +…

The T-SQL code below will give you the top 10 most CPU-consuming SQL statements in your database, sorted by CPU time. SELECT TOP 10 qs.total_worker_time/qs.execution_count as [Avg CPU Time],…