If you are a new SQL Server database administrator (DBA), a developer who has been recently given new DBA responsibilities for a SQL server, or an administrator who has to manage a SQL server as part of your network, then we have some free scripts that can help you. In order to get up to speed with some important SQL Server tasks, here are five scripts (two of them are from other sources) that can make your job a little easier.

In addition to the scripts below, you can take your SQL Server skills to the next level with our Quick Guide: Network Administrator’s SQL Server. This collection of resources addresses some of the pressing concerns facing IT pros responsible for ensuring the performance, availability, and security of their organizations’ SQL Server systems.

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