sp_spaceused rewritten as one query (no cursors)
Query that simulates running sp_spaceused on every applicable object in a database and gathering it all into a single result set.
2016-05-10 (first published: 2013-06-03)
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Security Queries: Database-level
A set of queries which attempt to gather as much security-related information on a single database as possible.
2015-10-30 (first published: 2013-10-24)
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Security Queries: Server-level
A set of queries which attempt to gather as much security-related information on a server instance as possible.
2013-11-06 (first published: 2013-10-24)
3,157 reads
Server-Side Trace Pack
Loads temporary stored procs that assist in running and monitoring server-side tracing.
2012-03-12 (first published: 2012-02-21)
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