http://sqlblog.com/blogs/greg_low/archive/2013/02/08/update-of-ola-hallengren-s-maintenance-tools-still-free-too.aspxSQL Server 2008 R2 SP2 and SQL Server 2012 SP1 introduced sys.dm_db_stats_properties. This DMV is a new way to check the number of rows that have been modified since the last time a set of statistics was updated. It is described here: ( http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj553546.aspxenCommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Build: 61129.1)