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SQL Server backup / restore progress

SQL Server SQL Server t-sql

SQL Server backup / restore progress

Claus Munch • Oct 12, 2026 • 1 min

SQL Server Management Studio Github Copilot activity

SQL Server Azure t-sql

SQL Server Management Studio Github Copilot activity

Claus Munch • Apr 14, 2026 • 1 min

SQL Server SQL Server t-sql

Finding queries with cross schema joins

Claus Munch • Apr 14, 2026 • 1 min

SQL Server Azure SQL Server

Is my stats updated on my Azure SQL DB Failover Group?

Claus Munch • Mar 23, 2026 • 1 min

SQL Server Azure SQL Server

Find possible duplicate indexes

Want to locate possible duplicate / redundant indexes?

Claus Munch • Jan 28, 2026 • 1 min

SQL Server Azure SQL Server

Get index size and usage

Had a question about the usage of some indexes. Ended up with this script to document my findings.

Claus Munch • Jan 28, 2026 • 1 min