A big gap between target and total memory is often just room to grow. Here is how to check it before you call a server starved.
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SQL SERVER – Finding Last Backup Time for All Database – Last Full, Differential and Log Backup – Optimized
An optimized script from SQL expert TheSQLGuru that shows the last backup time for all databases, covering the last full, differential and log backup.
Moving SSRS Reports to a New Server
Moving SSRS reports to a new server requires the ReportServer databases, encryption key, data source checks, and subscription rehearsal.
Connection Retry Logic for Cloud Databases
Connection retry logic handles transient cloud database faults through bounded backoff, safe transaction retries, and driver connection resiliency.
SQL SERVER – Drop All the Foreign Key Constraint in Database – Create All the Foreign Key Constraint in Database
Need to drop all the foreign key constraints in a database and create them again? Here is a script by SQL expert Swastik Mishra that does both.
SQL SERVER – Finding Jobs Shrinking Database Files – Notes from the Field #023
Many shops have had jobs shrinking database files for years. Tim shares a simple script to find those jobs so you can deal with them.
First Day and Last Day of a Month in MySQL and SQL Server
Finding the first day and last day of a month in MySQL takes LAST_DAY and a little date arithmetic. This post checks leap years and timestamp filters, then repeats the task in SQL Server with EOMONTH and DATETRUNC, tested on SQL Server 2025.
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