[sql-server-2008-r2] Find the last time table was updated

I want to retrieve the last time table was updated(insert,delete,update).

I tried this query.

SELECT last_user_update
FROM sys.dm_db_index_usage_stats
WHERE object_id=object_id('T')

but the data there is not persisted across service restarts.

I want to preserve the stats even if the service restarts. How can I achieve it?

To persist audit data regarding data modifications, you will need to implement a DML Trigger on each table that you are interested in. You will need to create an Audit table, and add code to your triggers to write to this table.

For more details on how to implement DML triggers, refer to this MDSN article http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms191524%28v=sql.105%29.aspx

Find last time of update on a table

SELECT
tbl.name
,ius.last_user_update
,ius.user_updates
,ius.last_user_seek
,ius.last_user_scan
,ius.last_user_lookup
,ius.user_seeks
,ius.user_scans
,ius.user_lookups
FROM
sys.dm_db_index_usage_stats ius INNER JOIN
sys.tables tbl ON (tbl.OBJECT_ID = ius.OBJECT_ID)
WHERE ius.database_id = DB_ID()

http://www.sqlserver-dba.com/2012/10/sql-server-find-last-time-of-update-on-a-table.html

If you want to see data updates you could use this technique with required permissions:

SELECT OBJECT_NAME(OBJECT_ID) AS DatabaseName, last_user_update,*
FROM sys.dm_db_index_usage_stats
WHERE database_id = DB_ID( 'DATABASE')
AND OBJECT_ID=OBJECT_ID('TABLE')

Why not just run this: No need for special permissions

SELECT
    name, 
    object_id, 
    create_date, 
    modify_date
FROM
    sys.tables 
WHERE 
    name like '%yourTablePattern%'
ORDER BY
    modify_date

SELECT so.name,so.modify_date

FROM sys.objects as so

INNER JOIN INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES as ist

ON ist.TABLE_NAME=so.name where ist.TABLE_TYPE='BASE TABLE' AND 

TABLE_CATALOG='DbName' order by so.modify_date desc;

this is help to get table modify with table name