Everyone is worried about their database size. Even though storage is relatively cheap, if your database is growing linearly or exponentially, you’re going to run into issues down the road. One quick way to check things out is to look at your table sizes. I looked all over the web and found Mitch Sellers’ blog with several great SQL Table Size scripts. Here are 2 of the good ones from the comments: EXEC sp_MSforeachtable @command1=”EXEC sp_spaceused ‘?'” This method is quick, but not very clean. You’ll get a separate result for each table, so you really cannot sort. Plus, I … Continue reading Determine Tables Sizes in SQL Server

Use SQL Server DMVs to find a table’s IDENTITY Column. The SQL Server DMVs sys.objects and sys.columns contain valuable information that can identify IDENTITY Columns. Continue reading Use SQL Server DMVs to find a table’s IDENTITY Column